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Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 47 | Number 3 | April 2005 | Pages 540-543
Technical Paper | Fusion Energy - First Wall, Blanket, and Shield | doi.org/10.13182/FST05-A740
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A neutronics-based investigation was carried out for self-cooled Blanket Test Modules in ITER with coolant of liquid lithium and structural materials of V-4Cr-4Ti. The design feasibility was demonstrated for the test module having the purpose to validate the tritium self sufficiency for DEMO Li/V blanket without neutron multiplier Be.