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A and radiation shield, 296
ABAQUS, 368 thermal hydraulic and MHD
Absorbed dose, 424 calculations, 297
Accidents beyond design basis (ABDB), 405, verification analysis, 299
406, 408 ITER test blanket modules
Accident within design basis (AWDB), 405, characteristics of, 314
408, 410 purpose and objectives, 309
Aluminum alloys, 392 lead, 294
ANSYS, 368 lithium-6, 292
ARIES-AT (United States), 309 neutron breeding blanket materials, 294
ARIES-III design activities, 424 principal functions, 291
Armour erosion lifetime, 224 RAFM steels, 294
ASME Code, 384 R&D programme, blanket design problems
Austenitic chromium nickel steels, 391 ceramic breeding materials, 318
coolants, 319
development and experimental
B verification of computational
Bardeen–Cooper–Schrieffer (BCS) codes, 320
theory, 119 development and pilot production, 320
Beryllium, 294, 301, 392 innovative solutions, 318
Beryllium alloys, 392, 393 liquid breeding materials, 319
Blanket protective barriers, 319
ability of, 292 radiation and environmental safety, 319
beryllium, 294 structural, moderating and reflecting
blanket structure materials, 318
high durability of, 292 TBR, 292, 293
low residual activity, 292 vanadium-based alloys, 294
breeding materials’ density, 293 water and molten metals, 293
ceramic breeding materials, 293 zirconium, 294
demonstration and commercial reactors, By-pass switch (BPS), 332
designs for
Gen-1 blankets, 299 C
prospective blankets, 299
design algorithm Carbon composite material (CFC), 230
components, 296 Central solenoid (CS) coils, 333, 354
computational optimisation process, 299 discharge current, 333
DEMO blanket, un-insulated ducts, 298 electrical load of, 333
DEMO-S self-cooling blanket, 296 energy-demanding systems, 334
hydraulically parallel channels, 298 energy storage phase, 336
inboard blanket, 296 low power and energy consumption, 333
iterative methods for optimisation, 296 magnetic flux, 334
MHD calculations, 299 preliminary energy storage, 336
MHD pressure losses, 298 T-3 CS power supply circuit, 334
neutron calculations, 296 T-10 CS power supply circuit, 334, 335
outboard blanket, 296 T-15 PF coils, 336

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