The European approach to the fusion-like neutron source: the IFMIF-DONES project

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Authors

Á. Ibarra · Unidades Centrales Científico-Técnicas

Frederik Arbeiter · Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

D. Bernardi · National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development

W. Królas · Maj Institute of Pharmacology

Mauro Cappelli · Empresarios Agrupados

U. Fischer · Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

R. Heidinger

Abstract

The need of a neutron source for the qualification of materials to be used in future fusion power reactors have been recognized in the European (EU) fusion programme for many years. The construction and exploitation of this facility is presently considered to be in the critical path of DEMO. This issue prompted the EU to launch activities for the design and engineering of the IFMIF-DONES (International Fusion Materials Irradiation Facility-DEMO Oriented Neutron Source) facility based on and taking profit of the results obtained in the IFMIF/EVEDA (Engineering Validation and Engineering Design Activities) project, presently conducted in the framework of the EU-Japan Bilateral Agreement on the Broader Approach to Fusion.

Topics & Keywords

Fusion materials and technologies Nuclear Physics and Applications Nuclear Materials and Properties

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Affordable and clean energy

Publication Details

Published in: Nuclear Fusion

Volume 59, Issue 6, pp. 065002-065002

DOI: 10.1088/1741-4326/ab0d57

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