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Fusion energy: Progress, partnerships, and the path to deployment
Over the past decade, fusion energy has moved decisively from scientific aspiration toward a credible pathway to a new energy technology. Thanks to long-term federal support, we have significantly advanced our fundamental understanding of plasma physics—the behavior of the superheated gases at the heart of fusion devices. This knowledge will enable the creation and control of fusion fuel under conditions required for future power plants. Our progress is exemplified by breakthroughs at the National Ignition Facility and the Joint European Torus.
Yurdunaz Celik, Yosuke Iwamoto, Alexey Stankovskiy, Maureen Ciccarelli, Gert van den Eynde
Nuclear Science and Engineering | Volume 198 | Number 2 | February 2024 | Pages 358-369
Research Article | doi.org/10.1080/00295639.2023.2219823
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The effects of both proton and neutron nuclear data libraries on the neutron field produced in light targets and transported through shielding material were assessed. The general-purpose nuclear data libraries JENDL-4.0/HE, TENDL-2017, ENDF/B-VII.0, ENDF/B-VII.1, ENDF/B-VIII.0, JEFF-3.1.2, and JEFF-3.3 were benchmarked using the MCNP6.2 Monte Carlo transport code. Three experiments from the SINBAD database, namely, 52-MeV protons hitting a carbon target and 43- and 68-MeV protons hitting a 7Li target, were selected for benchmarking. This selection was made according to their relevance for the MYRRHA accelerator-driven system to support the design of beam dumps and shielding of the 100-MeV section of the MYRRHA accelerator. It is demonstrated that the prevailing factor determining the transmitted neutron spectrum shape is the proton library from which the secondary neutrons are sampled. The choice of neutron library applied for the secondary neutron transport in the carbon and lithium targets, concrete and iron shielding, is of second-order significance.