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Engineering Testing Requirements in FED/INTOR

M. A. Abdou, R. E. Nygren, E. Opperman, R. Puigh, G. Wire, G. D. Morgan, C. A. Trachsel, R. Gold

Fusion Science and Technology / Volume 4 / Number 2P3 / September 1983 / Pages 1043-1051

Next-Generation Devices / dx.doi.org/10.13182/FST83-A22996

The FED/INTOR Critical Issues activity examined three key testing requirements that have the largest impact on the design, operation and cost of FED/INTOR. These are: 1) the total testing time (fluence) during the device lifetime, 2) the minimum number of back-to-back cycles, and 3) the neutron wall load. These requirements were quantified by investigating the benefits/risks to the DEMO from testing structural materials, blankets, and main reactor components in FED/INTOR.