This paper provides an overview of the newly revised design and development strategy for
the DEMO breeding blanket in Europe. This has been defined to take into account the input …

The water-cooled lithium-lead breeding blanket is in the pre-conceptual design phase. It is a
candidate option for European DEMO nuclear fusion reactor. This breeding blanket concept …

The Water-Cooled Lead–Lithium Breeding Blanket (WCLL BB) is one of the two blanket
concept candidates to become the driver blanket of the EU-DEMO reactor. The design was …

The tritium aspects of the DT fuel cycle embody some of the most challenging feasibility and
attractiveness issues in the development of fusion systems. The review and analyses in this …

The current research was focused on a further insight into the mechanical properties of 3D
parts printed with virgin and recycled polylactic acid (PLA). A first set of specimens was …

Nuclear fusion technologies have re-gained momentum in the last decade thanks to their
disruptive potential in different fields, such as energy production and space propulsion, and …

In Europe (EU), in the frame of the EUROfusion consortium activities, four Breeding Blanket
(BB) concepts are being developed with the aim of fulfilling the performances required by a …

The design of breeding blankets represents the major challenge for fusion reactor
engineering because of performance requirements and severe operating conditions in terms …

The water-cooled lithium-lead (PbLi) breeding blanket is one of the candidate systems
considered for the implementation in the European Demonstration Power Plant (DEMO) …

The EU conducted the pre-conceptual design (PCD) phase of the demonstration reactor
(DEMO) during 2014–2020 under the framework of the EUROfusion consortium. The current …