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Fusion energy: Progress, partnerships, and the path to deployment
Over the past decade, fusion energy has moved decisively from scientific aspiration toward a credible pathway to a new energy technology. Thanks to long-term federal support, we have significantly advanced our fundamental understanding of plasma physics—the behavior of the superheated gases at the heart of fusion devices. This knowledge will enable the creation and control of fusion fuel under conditions required for future power plants. Our progress is exemplified by breakthroughs at the National Ignition Facility and the Joint European Torus.
Yujiro Ikeda, Fujio Maekawa, Robert Johnson, Yoshimi Kasugai, Yoshitomo Uno, Edward T. Cheng
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 34 | Number 3 | November 1998 | Pages 714-718
Neutronics Experiments and Analysis | doi.org/10.13182/FST98-A11963698
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Induced radioactivity characteristics of vanadium alloys irradiated with 14 MeV neutrons were investigated. Short and long 14 MeV irradiation modes were employed to distinguish the characteristic of radioisotopes according to their half-lives. Radioactivities in several different V-alloy samples were measured by the γ-ray spectrometry. Along with the radionuclides induced in the major constituents, those from impurities were simultaneously identified by the activation analysis. The decay profiles of the induced radioisotopes were compared with the calculation using the comprehensive activation cross section libraries of FENDL/A-2,.0 and JENDL-ACT96. From the ratios of calculation and experiment (C/E), it was proved that the FENDL/A-2.0 and JENDL-ACT96 are adequate to predict the dominant radionuclide in V, Ti, and Cr. However, there was significant underestimation for activation products of impurities of Si, Fe, Ni, Nb and possibly Mo. In particular, the amounts of Nb impurity, which ranges from 70 to 100 ppm, is almost the same as that of the chemical analysis.