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DEMO Activities in the Broader Approach and Beyond
Takeo Nishitani, Kenji Tobita, Kunihiko Okano, Masayushi Sugimoto, Toshihiko Yamanishi, Roland Heidinger, Angel Ibarra, Noriyoshi Nakajima
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 66 | Number 1 | July-August 2014 | Pages 1-8
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/FST13-733
Comparative Assessment of Material Performance in DEMO Fusion Reactors
M. R. Gilbert, S. Zheng, R. Kemp, L. W. Packer, S. L. Dudarev, J.-Ch. Sublet
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 66 | Number 1 | July-August 2014 | Pages 9-17
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/FST13-751
Structural Design Criteria Development Needs for a European DEMO
M. Porton, J. Aktaa, C. Bachmann, P. Fernandez, M. Kalsey, T. Lebarbe, C. Petesch, W. Timmis
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 66 | Number 1 | July-August 2014 | Pages 18-27
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/FST14-781
Current Status of Beryllium Materials for Fusion Blanket Applications
Pavel Vladimirov, Dmitry Bachurin, Vladimir Borodin, Vladimir Chakin, Maria Ganchenkova, Alexander Fedorov, Michael Klimenkov, Igor Kupriyanov, Anton Moeslang, Masaru Nakamichi, Tamaki Shibayama, Sander Van Til, Milan Zmitko
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 66 | Number 1 | July-August 2014 | Pages 28-37
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/FST13-776
Overview of the Structural Materials Program for Fusion Reactors Under EFDA
Sehila M. Gonzalez De Vicente, Sergei Dudarev, Michael Rieth
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 66 | Number 1 | July-August 2014 | Pages 38-45
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/FST13-764
Engineering Validation and Engineering Design of Lithium Target Facility in IFMIF/EVEDA Project
E. Wakai, H. Kondo, T. Kanemura, T. Furukawa, Y. Hirakawa, K. Watanabe, M. Ida, Y. Ito, S. Niitsuma, Y. Edao, K. Fujishiro, K. Nakaniwa, E. Hoashi, H. Horiike, H. Serizawa, Y. Kawahito, S. Fukada, Y. Sugie, A. Suzuki, J. Yagi, Y. Tsuji, K. Furuya, F. Groeschel, J. Knaster, G. Micchiche, A. Ibarra, R. Heidinger, F. Nitti, M. Sugimoto
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 66 | Number 1 | July-August 2014 | Pages 46-56
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/FST13-770
Irradiation Response of Next Generation High Temperature Superconductors for Fusion Energy Applications
Keith J. Leonard, Tolga Aytug, Albert A. Gapud, Fredrick A. List III, Nathan T. Greenwood, Yanwen Zhang, Alejandro G. Perez-Bergquist, William J. Weber
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 66 | Number 1 | July-August 2014 | Pages 57-62
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/FST13-735
Laboratory Experiments and Modeling on Bi-Directional Hydrogen Isotopes Permeation Through the First Wall of a Magnetic Fusion DEMO Reactor
Yoshi Hirooka, Haishan Zhou
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 66 | Number 1 | July-August 2014 | Pages 63-69
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/FST13-777
Plasma-Facing Material Erosion Products Formed Under ITER-Like Transient Loads at QSPA-T Plasma Gun Facility
A. B. Putrik, N. S. Klimov, Yu. M. Gasparyan, V. A. Barsuk, V. S. Efimov, V. L. Podkovyrov, A. M. Zhitlukhin, A. D. Yaroshevskaya, D. V. Kovalenko
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 66 | Number 1 | July-August 2014 | Pages 70-76
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/FST13-748
Validation of Ultrasonic Velocity Measurements for Detecting Void Swelling in First-Wall Structural Materials
T. Okita, J. Etoh, M. Sagisaka, T. Matsunaga, Y. Isobe, P. D. Freyer, Y. Huang, J. M. K. Wiezorek, F. A. Garner
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 66 | Number 1 | July-August 2014 | Pages 77-82
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/FST13-755
Thermal Discrete Element Analysis of EU Solid Breeder Blanket Subjected to Neutron Irradiation
Yixiang Gan, Francisco Hernandez, Dorian Hanaor, Ratna Annabattula, Marc Kamlah, Pavel Pereslavtsev
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 66 | Number 1 | July-August 2014 | Pages 83-90
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/FST13-727
MD Simulation of Atomic Displacement Cascades in Random Fe-9at.%Cr Binary Alloy with Twin Grain Boundaries
Mikhail Tikhonchev, Artem Muralev, Vyacheslav Svetukhin
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 66 | Number 1 | July-August 2014 | Pages 91-99
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/FST13-721
Effect of Thermal Loads on Different Modules of DEMO PFCs
Yu. Igitkhanov, R. Fetzer, B. Bazylev, L. Boccaccini
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 66 | Number 1 | July-August 2014 | Pages 100-105
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/FST13-732
Effect of Hydrogen in a Vanadium Grain Boundary by First Principles
Pengbo Zhang, Ruihuan Li, Chong Zhang, Jijun Zhao
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 66 | Number 1 | July-August 2014 | Pages 106-111
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/FST13-746
Molecular Dynamics Simulation of the Displacement Cascades in Tungsten with Interstitial Helium Atoms
Xiaodan Yang, Huiqiu Deng, Nengwen Hu, Shifang Xiao, Cuilan Ren, Ping Huai, Chengbin Wang, Xiaofan Li, Wangyu Hu
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 66 | Number 1 | July-August 2014 | Pages 112-117
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/FST13-742
Plasma-Facing Materials Erosion Under ITER-Like Transient Loads at QSPA Plasma Gun Facility
N. S. Klimov, V. L. Podkovyrov, A. M. Zhitlukhin, A. D. Muzichenko, D. V. Kovalenko, A. B. Putrik, I. B. Kupriyanov, R. N. Giniyatulin, A. A. Gervash, V. M. Safronov
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 66 | Number 1 | July-August 2014 | Pages 118-124
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/FST13-759
Nondestructive Testing of EAST W/Cu Divertor Components
Wanjing Wang, Qiang Li, Sixiang Zhao, Shengping Chang, Yue Xu, Zhenmao Chen, Zhensheng Yuan, Yingli Shi, Sigui Qin, Lingjian Peng, Guohui Liu, Guang-Nan Luo
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 66 | Number 1 | July-August 2014 | Pages 125-130
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/FST13-772
Creep-Fatigue Interaction in Eurofer 3 Electron Beam Welds
Lorelei Commin, Siegfried Baumgärtner, Bernhard Dafferner, Silvia Heger, Michael Rieth, Anton Möslang
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 66 | Number 1 | July-August 2014 | Pages 131-135
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/FST13-744
Size-Dependent Crush Analysis of Lithium Orthosilicate Pebbles
R. K. Annabattula, M. Kolb, Y. Gan, R. Rolli, M. Kamlah
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 66 | Number 1 | July-August 2014 | Pages 136-141
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/FST13-737
Thermal-Structural Analysis of Water-Cooled Plasma-Facing Mockups with Diamond/Copper Composite Interlayer
Peng Li, Weiping Shen, Shuming Wang, Chulei Zhou, Shiliang Xu
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 66 | Number 1 | July-August 2014 | Pages 142-149
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/FST13-709
Specific Features of Mechanism for Dust Production from Tungsten Armor Under Action of ELMs
S. Pestchanyi, V. Makhlaj, I. Landman
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 66 | Number 1 | July-August 2014 | Pages 150-156
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/FST13-736
Development of Advanced Neutron Multipliers for DEMO Blankets
M. Nakamichi, J. H. Kim
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 66 | Number 1 | July-August 2014 | Pages 157-162
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/FST13-745
Thermo-Mechanical Analysis of W/Cu-Alloy Joints for Plasma-Facing Components Under Various Conditions
X. N. Hao, J. J. Sha, J. X. Dai, J. Li, J. Lv, X. L. Yang, H. K. Yoon
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 66 | Number 1 | July-August 2014 | Pages 163-170
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/FST13-761
Study of Beryllium Damage Under ITER-Relevant Transient Plasma and Radiative Loads
Igor Kupriyanov, Nikolay Porezanov, George Nikolaev, Liudmila Kurbatova, Vyacheslav Podkovyrov, Anatoly Muzichenko, Anatoly Zhitlukhin, Yury Gasparyan, Alexander Gervash
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 66 | Number 1 | July-August 2014 | Pages 171-179
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/FST13-749
Fabrication Technique Development of Dual Functional Lithium Lead Test Blanket Module
Chunjing Li, Bo Huang, Junyu Zhang, Yutao Zhai, Qingsheng Wu, Shaojun Liu, Qunying Huang
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 66 | Number 1 | July-August 2014 | Pages 180-186
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/FST13-769
Effect of ITER ELM Conductor Manufacturing Process on the Properties of the Inconel 625 Jacket
H. Jin, Y. Wu, F. Long, J. Qiao, Y. Tong, M. Yu, Q. Han
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 66 | Number 1 | July-August 2014 | Pages 187-191
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/FST13-730
Development of Laser Welding Process for Reduced Activation Ferritic Martensitic Steel for Indian Test Blanket Module
Hemant Kumar, K. V. Phani Prabhakar, Shiju Sam, S. K. Albert, G. Padmanabham, A. K. Bhaduri, T. Jayakumar, E. Rajendra Kumar
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 66 | Number 1 | July-August 2014 | Pages 192-199
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/FST13-747
Strength Evaluation of a Single Layer Passed TIG Weld Joint in Advanced Reduced Activation Alloy by Small Punch Test for HCCR TBM in ITER
Kyu In Shin, Jae Sung Yoon, Dong Won Lee, Suk-Kwon Kim, Jin Hyung Gon, Eo Hwak Lee, Seungyon Cho
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 66 | Number 1 | July-August 2014 | Pages 200-207
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/FST13-752
Nb3Sn Strand Verification for ITER TF Conductors of CNDA
F. Liu, H. Liu, S. Liu, B. Liu, L. Lei, C. Chen, Y. Wu
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 66 | Number 1 | July-August 2014 | Pages 208-213
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/FST13-729
Honeycomb Palladium Catalyst for the Oxidation of Tritiated Hydrocarbons Produced in Tritium Facilities
Yasunori Iwai, Katsumi Sato, Toshihiko Yamanishi
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 66 | Number 1 | July-August 2014 | Pages 214-220
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/FST13-725
Formation of Double Oxide Insulator Coating for an Advanced Breeding Blanket
Y. Hishinuma, T. Tanaka, T. Shinkawa, S. Murakami, K. Matsuda, T. Watanabe, T. Nagasaka, A. Sagara, T. Muroga
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 66 | Number 1 | July-August 2014 | Pages 221-227
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/FST13-762
Neutronic Analysis of the IFMIF Tritium Release Test Module Based on the EVEDA Design
Keitaro Kondo, Ali Abou-Sena, Frederik Arbeiter, Jörg Brand, Ulrich Fischer, Dennis Große, Axel Klix, Lei Lu
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 66 | Number 1 | July-August 2014 | Pages 228-234
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/FST13-743
Evolution of Defects and Defect Clusters in β-SiC Irradiated at High Temperature
Jianqi Xi, Peng Zhang, Chaohui He, Mingjie Zheng, Hang Zang, Daxi Guo, Li Ma
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 66 | Number 1 | July-August 2014 | Pages 235-244
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/FST13-740
Overview of Material Challenges in IFMIF Test Cell Design
Kuo Tian, Frederik Arbeiter, Volker Heinzel, Keitaro Kondo, Martin Kubaschewski, Martin Mittwollen, Anton Möslang
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 66 | Number 1 | July-August 2014 | Pages 245-251
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/FST13-758
A Stepped Approach from IFMIF/EVEDA Toward IFMIF
A. Ibarra, R. Heidinger, P. Barabaschi, F. Mota, A. Mosnier, P. Cara, F. S. Nitti
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 66 | Number 1 | July-August 2014 | Pages 252-259
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/FST13-778
Design and Preparation of Water-Cooled Plasma-Facing Mockups with Diamond/Copper Composite Interlayer
Weiping Shen, Peng Li, Chulei Zhou, Shiliang Xu, Shuming Wang
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 66 | Number 1 | July-August 2014 | Pages 260-265
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/FST13-726
He-Cooled Divertor for DEMO: Technological Study on Joining Tungsten Components with Titanium Interlayer
P. Norajitra, W. W. Basuki, L. Spatafora, U. Stegmaier
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 66 | Number 1 | July-August 2014 | Pages 266-271
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/FST13-739
Transmutation of Tungsten in Fusion and Fission Nuclear Environments
M. E. Sawan
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 66 | Number 1 | July-August 2014 | Pages 272-277
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/FST13-717
Fabrication and Helium Irradiation of Potassium-Doped Tungsten
Xiaoyan Shu, Bo Huang, Jijun Yang, Dongping Liu, Hongyu Fan, Jiali Liao, Yuanyou Yang, Ning Liu, Jun Tang
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 66 | Number 1 | July-August 2014 | Pages 278-282
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/FST13-734
Interaction of Dislocations with Carbides in BCC Fe Studied by Molecular Dynamics
F. Granberg, D. Terentyev, K. O. E. Henriksson, F. Djurabekova, K. Nordlund
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 66 | Number 1 | July-August 2014 | Pages 283-288
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/FST13-728
Effect of the Stacking Fault Energy on Interactions Between an Edge Dislocation and a Spherical Void in FCC Metals at Various Spatial Geometries
T. Okita, K. Asari, S. Fujita, M. Itakura
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 66 | Number 1 | July-August 2014 | Pages 289-294
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/FST13-756
Synergistic Effects in Reduced-Activation Martensitic Steel Under Single and Sequential Helium/Hydrogen Ion Irradiation
Jihong Chen, Liping Guo, Fengfeng Luo, Tiecheng Li, Yaoyao Ren, Jinping Suo
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 66 | Number 2 | October 2014 | Pages 301-307
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/FST13-714
Picosecond and Nanosecond Laser Ablation of Mixed Tungsten/Aluminum Films
M. Wisse, L. Marot, R. Steiner, D. Mathys, A. Stumpp, M. Joanny, J. M. Travère, E. Meyer
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 66 | Number 2 | October 2014 | Pages 308-314
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/FST13-771
Fabrication of Tungsten-Vanadium Hybrid Material with Sufficient Toughness for High-Temperature Applications by Diffusion Bonding
Widodo Widjaja Basuki, Prachai Norajitra, Luigi Spatafora, Jarir Aktaa
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 66 | Number 2 | October 2014 | Pages 315-321
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/FST13-773
Estimation of Melting Points for Some Binary and Tertiary Fluoride Molten Salts
Satoshi Fukada, Akira Nakamura
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 66 | Number 2 | October 2014 | Pages 322-336
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/FST13-694
Influences of Dispersed Lanthanum Oxide Additive on the Properties of Tungsten-Based Plasma-Facing Material
D. H. Zhu, J. L. Chen, Z. J. Zhou, R. Yan, R. Ding
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 66 | Number 2 | October 2014 | Pages 337-342
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/FST13-738
Thermal and Structural Issues of Target Injection into a Laser-Driven Inertial Fusion Energy Chamber
Robin Miles, Allan Chang, Francesco Fornasiero, Mark Havstad, Sergei Kucheyev, Mary Leblanc, Paul Rosso, Greg Schebler
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 66 | Number 2 | October 2014 | Pages 343-348
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/FST14-779
Parameter Study of an Inertial Fusion Energy Chamber Response Using the 1-D BUCKY Radiation Hydrodynamics Code
Ryan Sacks, Gregory Moses, Vincent Tang, Kevin Kramer, Howard Scott, James Demuth
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 66 | Number 2 | October 2014 | Pages 349-357
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/FST14-789
Introduction of an Electron Beam from a Secondary Emission Magnetron Injection Gun into a Closed Magnetic Trap
S. A. Cherenshchykov
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 66 | Number 2 | October 2014 | Pages 358-367
Technical Note | doi.org/10.13182/FST13-720
A Proof of Principle of Imposed Dynamo Current Drive: Demonstration of Sufficient Confinement
T. R. Jarboe, C. J. Hansen, A. C. Hossack, G. J. Marklin, K. D. Morgan, B. A. Nelson, D. A. Sutherland, B. S. Victor
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 66 | Number 3 | November 2014 | Pages 369-384
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/FST14-782
A Simple System for Measuring Permeation of Hydrogen Through Stainless Steel
Glen R. Longhurst, Alex Kratville
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 66 | Number 3 | November 2014 | Pages 385-393
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/FST14-801
High-Heat-Flux Testing of Irradiated Tungsten-Based Materials for Fusion Applications Using Infrared Plasma Arc Lamps
Adrian S. Sabau, Evan K. Ohriner, Jim Kiggans, Charles R. Schaich, Yoshio Ueda, David C. Harper, Yutai Katoh, Lance L. Snead
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 66 | Number 3 | November 2014 | Pages 394-404
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/FST14-809
Study on Geant4 Simulation of GRH System and Multiple-Objective Optimization of Optical Reflector System with Genetic Algorithm
Bin Liu, Huasi Hu, Tiankui Zhang, Xingyin Guan
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 66 | Number 3 | November 2014 | Pages 405-413
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/FST13-775
Computational Analysis of Magnetohydrodynamic Flows in a Hairpin Duct Under Uniform Magnetic Fields Applied Parallel to the Flow Plane
Xuejiao Xiao, Chang Nyung Kim
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 66 | Number 3 | November 2014 | Pages 414-425
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/FST14-806
Excitation Function of 56Fe(n,α)53Cr Reaction from Threshold to 20 MeV for Fusion Applications
P. M. Prajapati, Bhawna Pandey, C. V. S. Rao, S. Jakhar, T. K. Basu, B. K. Nayak, S. V. Suryanarayana, A. Saxena
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 66 | Number 3 | November 2014 | Pages 426-431
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/FST14-804
White-Light Interferometry for Measuring Fuel Pressure in ICF Polymer-Microsphere Targets
Zongwei Wang, Dangzhong Gao, Xiaojun Ma, Jie Meng
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 66 | Number 3 | November 2014 | Pages 432-437
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/FST14-808