European Reference Design of the Water-Cooled Lithium-Lead Blanket for a Demonstration Reactor
Fusion Science and Technology / Volume 26 / Number 3P2 / November 1994 / Pages 1079-1085
Fusion Blanket, Shield, and Neutronic Technology / Proceedings of the Eleventh Topical Meeting on the Technology of Fusion Energy New Orleans, Louisiana June 19-23, 1994 / dx.doi.org/10.13182/FST94-A40297
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The water-cooled Pb-17Li blankets represent one of the blanket lines selected within the European Union for DEMO-relevant design and R&D activities. This paper gives a presentation of the reference conceptual design for water-cooled Pb-17Li DEMO blankets and an overview on the results of its performance assessments. Moreover, a critical discussion about the technical aspects requiring further improvements and/or modifications is performed taking into account the present status of the associated R&D. This concept appears to be a very promising candidate for a DEMO reactor breeding blanket.
