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In transition: Commercializing fusion power
Commercial fusion power is closer than ever. There are now around 30 U.S. fusion companies, several of which claim to be on track to connect to the grid as early as the 2030s.
Tokamak and laser inertial confinement approaches benefit from decades of research at facilities such as the National Ignition Facility (NIF) at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and ITER, with alternative concepts including stellarator, magnetic mirror, and Z-pinch confinement also making notable progress as private and government funding for fusion increases.
D. W. Kneff, B. M. Oliver., Harry Farrar IV, L. R. Greenwood
Nuclear Science and Engineering | Volume 92 | Number 4 | April 1986 | Pages 491-524
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/NSE86-A18608
Articles are hosted by Taylor and Francis Online.
The results of an extensive series of total helium production cross-section measurements for incident neutrons in the 14- to 15-MeV energy region are presented, and an experimental data base for the prediction of helium generation in candidate fusion reactor materials is provided. The measurements were made by isotope-dilution gas mass spectrometry. They include the pure elements Be, B, C, O, F, AI, Si, Ti, V, Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, Y, Zr, Nb, Mo, Ag, Sn, Ta, Pt, Au, and Pb; the separated isotopes of B, Fe, Ni, Cu, and Mo; and the alloy steels Type 316 stainless steel, HT-9, and 9 Cr-1 Mo. The results are in generally good agreement with other total helium production measurements in the literature, but comparisons with the ENDF/B- V nuclear data file indicate that the helium gas production files require revision for the structural elements vanadium, chromium, manganese, cobalt, and nickel. Comparisons with published cross sections for individual reaction channels indicate that reactions other than (n,α) contribute significantly to helium production in several materials.