Materials research for fusion

J Knaster, A Moeslang, T Muroga - Nature Physics, 2016 - nature.com
Fusion materials research started in the early 1970s following the observation of the
degradation of irradiated materials used in the first commercial fission reactors. The …

Overview of the IFMIF/EVEDA projecta

J Knaster, P Garin, H Matsumoto, Y Okumura… - Nuclear …, 2017 - iopscience.iop.org
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The accomplishment of the engineering design activities of IFMIF/EVEDA: the European–Japanese project towards a Li (d, xn) fusion relevant neutron source

J Knaster, A Ibarra, J Abal, A Abou-Sena… - Nuclear …, 2015 - iopscience.iop.org
Abstract The International Fusion Materials Irradiation Facility (IFMIF), presently in its
Engineering Validation and Engineering Design Activities (EVEDA) phase under the frame …

Status and future developments of the Linear IFMIF Prototype Accelerator (LIPAc)

H Dzitko, P Cara, Y Carin, S Chel, A Facco… - Fusion Engineering and …, 2021 - Elsevier
LIPAc is the Linear IFMIF Prototype Accelerator developed within the framework of the IFMIF
project under the Broader Approach (BA) agreement signed between EURATOM and the …

[HTML][HTML] IFMIF, the European–Japanese efforts under the Broader Approach agreement towards a Li (d, xn) neutron source: Current status and future options

J Knaster, F Arbeiter, P Cara, S Chel, A Facco… - Nuclear Materials and …, 2016 - Elsevier
The necessity of a neutron source for fusion materials research was identified already in the
70s. Though neutrons induced degradation present similarities on a mechanistic approach …

Overview of Broader Approach activities

H Dzitko, P Barabaschi, P Cara, Y Carin… - Fusion Engineering and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract The Broader Approach (BA) activities aim to complement the ITER project and to
promote the early realization of fusion energy through research, development, and tests of …

Conceptual design of advanced fusion neutron source (A-FNS) and irradiation test modules

S Sato, A Kasugai, K Ochiai, K Masuda… - Nuclear …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
We have established a conceptual design of Advanced Fusion Neutron Source (A-FNS). In
order to obtain irradiation data required in qualifying materials of fusion DEMO DT reactor …

Validation of liquid lithium target stability for an intense neutron source

H Kondo, T Kanemura, T Furukawa, Y Hirakawa… - Nuclear …, 2017 - iopscience.iop.org
This paper reports on validation results for the stability of a liquid lithium (Li) target intended
for use as an intense fusion neutron source such as for the International Fusion Materials …

Assessment of corrosion phenomena in liquid lithium at T< 873 K. A Li (d, n) neutron source as case study

J Knaster, P Favuzza - Fusion Engineering and Design, 2017 - Elsevier
The corrosion induced by alkali metals in steels has been the subject of long decades of
intense studies under both nuclear fission and fusion research programs. Li or its eutectic Pb …

An assessment of the available alternatives for fusion relevant neutron sources

J Knaster - Nuclear Fusion, 2018 - iopscience.iop.org
The discovery of void swelling in neutron-irradiated stainless steels by Cawthorne and
Fulton in 1966 showed that radiation effects would seriously affect the lifetime of fission …