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NEA irradiation system ready to deploy at MITR
A new irradiation experimental system is ready for deployment. The rig, which is the focus of In-Core Real-Time Mechanical Testing of Structural Materials (INCREASE-I), an OECD Nuclear Energy Agency project, will be used to conduct stress-relaxation tests of stainless steel at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Reactor (MITR), according to the OECD NEA.
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Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 30 | Number 3 | December 1996 | Pages 1141-1144
Neutron Sources for Fusion Technology Testing | doi.org/10.13182/FST96-A11963102
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The goal of the International Fusion Materials Irradiation Facility (IFMIF) is to provide an irradiation facility for use by fusion material scientists in the search for low activation and damage resistant materials. An accelerator-based neutron source has been established through a number of international studies and workshops [1] as an essential step for materials development and testing. IFMIF would also provide calibration and validation of data from fission reactor and other accelerator based simulation irradiations. It would generate material-specific activation and other radiological properties and analysis of data for safety, maintenance, recycling, decommissioning and waste disposal.