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Nuclear Analysis for the Light Ion Fusion Power Reactor LIBRA-SP

Mohamed E. Sawan

Fusion Science and Technology / Volume 30 / Number 3P2B / December 1996 / Pages 1579-1583

Fusion Power Plants and Economics / dx.doi.org/10.13182/FST96-A11963176

Published:February 9, 2018

A 1.2 m thick zone of blanket tubes is needed for the LIBRA-SP chamber wall to be a lifetime component. The roof should be located at 17 m from the target to be a lifetime component. The depth of the LiPb pool should be 0.6 m for the bottom plate to be a lifetime component. The required biological shield thickness is 2.5 m on the side and 2.6 m at the top. The overall TBR is 1.435 and the overall energy multiplication is 1.18. The diode casing as well as the cathode and anode feed bus-bars are lifetime components. If ceramic insulators are used in the magnet coils, they will be lifetime components. If organic insulators are used, the coils have to be replaced once in the life of the reactor.