A new blanket tritium recovery experiment with intense DT neutron source at JAEA/FNS

Ochiai, Kentaro; Edao, Yuki; Hoshino, Tsuyoshi; Kawamura, Y.; Ohta, M.; Kwon, Saerom; Konno, Chikara

doi:10.1016/j.fusengdes.2016.01.002

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“…As shown in figure 1(b), the diamond (4.5 mm × 4.5 mm, thickness: 140 μm) is in a housing (54 mm × 10 mm × 8 mm). 6 Li-enriched LiF ( 6 LiF) film was pasted on a removable lid. The thickness of the LiF film was 1.9 μm.…”

Section: Neutron Irradiationmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Tritium breeding ratio (TBR), the rate of bred tritium in blankets to consumed tritium in plasma, is required to be greater than unity for a continuous operation of a deuterium-tritium (DT) fusion reactor. In a blanket, tritium is bred mainly by neutron capture reaction in ceramic/liquid breeder via 6 Li(n, t)α, where margins for TBR are required due to tritium loss in a fuel cycle and radioactive decay (required TBR ∼1.05) [1]. Together with material developments for breeding blankets [2,3], an experimental measurement of the tritium production rate (TPR) with spectral neutron flux is needed to guarantee the tritium fuel self-sufficiency.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…However, opportunities for neutron irradiation experiments have been limited by the low availability of fusion neutron irradiation facilities. One symbolic example is the shutdown of the Fusion Neutron Source (FNS) facility at JAEA in the middle of 2010s, which has contributed to the fusion neutronics [4][5][6]. Consequently, an alternative approach for a facile neutronics experiment is desired.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…As its neutron yield is significantly low compared with accelerator-based neutron sources, detectors with ultra-high sensitivity are required [11,12]. One direct method for measuring bred tritium is to count β-rays of irradiated Li 2 CO 3 diagnostic pellets using a liquid scintillation counter (LSC), which evaluates TPR with uncertainties of 4%-10% at the 1σ level [4][5][6][13][14][15]. But, the method is inapplicable for the compact neutron source because the amount of bred tritium would be below the detection limit of LSC with a reasonable operation period.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…We here employ a single-crystal diamond detector (SDD), which has been successfully applied for fusion neutron environments in previous studies [16][17][18][19][20]. By using a thin lithium fluoride (LiF) film convertor, it is possible to separately measure 2.07 MeV alpha and 2.73 MeV triton generated via 6 Li(n, t)α [21][22][23].…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Evaluation of tritium production rate in a blanket mock-up using a compact fusion neutron source

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We report a neutronics study of a blanket mock-up using a discharge-type compact fusion neutron source. Deuterium-deuterium fusion neutrons were irradiated to the mock-ups composed of tritium breeder and neutron reflector/moderator. The tritium production rate (TPR) per source neutron was measured by a single-crystal diamond detector with a 6 Li-enriched lithium fluoride film convertor after the calibration process. Despite the low neutron yield, energetic alpha and triton particles via 6 Li(n, t)α neutron capture as well as 12 C via elastic scattering were successfully detected by the SDD with high signal to noise ratios. The TPRs were experimentally evaluated with errors of 8.4%-8.5% at the 1σ level at the positions with high thermal neutron fluxes where the errors were dominantly introduced by uncertainties in the monitoring of the neutron production rate. The calculated to experimental (C/E) values of TPR were evaluated to be 0.91-1.27 (FENDL-2.1) and 0.94-1.28 (FENDL-3.1). As the neutron source can generate 14 MeV neutrons using a mixed gas of deuterium and tritium, this approach provides more opportunities for blanket neutronics experiments.

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Section: Neutron Irradiationmentioning

confidence: 99%