Neutronic analysis of a tokamak hybrid blanket cooled by thorium-molten salt fuel mixture

HM Şahin, G Tunç, A Karakoç - Progress in Nuclear Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
In this study, a novel approach has been investigated by using a mixture of thorium and
molten salts as a dual-purpose coolant and medium for the production of fissile fuel in a …

Neutronic study on the effect of first wall material thickness on tritium production and material damage in a fusion reactor

HM Şahin, G Tunç, A Karakoç, MM Omar - Nuclear Science and …, 2022 - Springer
In this study, the effects of changing first wall materials and their thicknesses on a reactor
were investigated to determine the displacement per atom (DPA) and gas production …

ARC reactor–Neutron irradiation analysis

S Segantin, R Testoni, M Zucchetti - Fusion Engineering and Design, 2020 - Elsevier
Neutron irradiation is one of the most concerning issues to design plasma facing
components and reactor inner structures in fusion devices, especially for high power density …

Study of an ADS loaded with thorium and reprocessed fuel

GP Barros, C Pereira, MAF Veloso… - … and Technology of …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Accelerator‐driven systems (ADSs) are investigated for long‐lived fission product
transmutation and fuel regeneration. The aim of this paper is to investigate the nuclear fuel …

Radiation shielding design and development of Bi/Ta/PU lead-free flexible textile composites.

W Li, S Chen, M Peng, X Zhou… - Journal of Industrial …, 2023 - search.ebscohost.com
Aiming at the difficulty of designing flexible shielding materials for lightweight and complex
structures, the radiation shielding simulation model of coated fabric was established by …

Neutron production evaluation from a ADS target utilizing the MCNPX 2.6. 0 code

GP Barros, C Pereira, MAF Veloso, AL Costa… - Brazilian Journal of …, 2010 - SciELO Brasil
Accelerators Driven Systems (ADS) are an innovative type of nuclear system, which is useful
for long-lived fission product transmutation and fuel regeneration. The ADS consist of a …

Prediction of γ-ray shielding performance and study of Bi/PU coated fabric

W Li, S Chen, M Peng, X Zhou… - Textile Research …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
The radiation shielding simulation model of coated fabric (flexible composite) was
established for the first time by SuperMC nuclear simulation software to help solve the …

Layer thickness evaluation for transuranic transmutation in a fusion–fission system

CE Velasquez, C Pereira, MAF Veloso… - Nuclear engineering and …, 2015 - Elsevier
Layer thickness for transuranic transmutation in a fusion–fission system was evaluated using
two different ways. In the first one, transmutation layer thicknesses were designed …

Axial neutron flux evaluation in a Tokamak system: a possible transmutation blanket position for a fusion–fission transmutation system

CE Velasquez, G de P. Barros, C Pereira… - Brazilian Journal of …, 2012 - Springer
A sub-critical advanced reactor based on Tokamak technology with a D–T fusion neutron
source is an innovative type of nuclear system. Due to the large number of neutrons …

Modelling effects on axial neutron flux in a Tokamak device

CE Velasquez, C Pereira, MAF Veloso… - Progress in Nuclear …, 2015 - Elsevier
Abstract Using Monte Carlo N-Particle (MCNP5), three different Tokamak models using
different geometries were simulated, maintaining some basic parameters from the ITER …