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DOE awards $134M for fusion research and development
The Department of Energy announced on Wednesday that it has awarded $134 million in funding for two programs designed to secure U.S. leadership in emerging fusion technologies and innovation. The funding was awarded through the DOE’s Fusion Energy Sciences (FES) program in the Office of Science and will support the next round of Fusion Innovation Research Engine (FIRE) collaboratives and the Innovation Network for Fusion Energy (INFUSE) awards.
Gediminas Stankunas, Simona Breidokaite, Andrius Tidikas
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 77 | Number 7 | November 2021 | Pages 791-801
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.1080/15361055.2021.1906153
Articles are hosted by Taylor and Francis Online.
Activation inventory data were assessed for different European DEMOnstration Fusion Power Reactor (EU DEMO) vacuum vessel (VV) segments in order to evaluate the activity, dose rates, and decay heat of the structural materials and the impact of heterogeneity as a part of the Safety and Environment project of the EUROfusion/Power Plant Physics Technology program. Activity is a good indicator of the condition of irradiated material while decay heat and dose rate estimates are crucial for power plant operation and public safety. In addition, the VV structures were analyzed in terms of different breeder blanket configurations that were implemented in the model. Helium-cooled pebble bed and water-cooled lithium-lead breeder blanket modules were considered. These modules directly shield the VV from neutron irradiation; therefore, their design has a great influence on subsequent structure activation.