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Radiation Damage Study on Various Structural Refractory Alloys of a Multi-Purpose Reactor

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Radiation damage properties of structural materials play a key role in design of a fusion–fission (hybrid) reactor. Refractory alloys offer a significant advantage of high neutron wall load capability under fusion neutron environment. In this study, main radiation damage parameters (displacement per atom (DPA) and helium production) on three different refractory alloys, namely W-5Re, TZM (Mo alloy) and Nb–1Zr used as structural material in a hybrid reactor were found. Neutron transport calculations were conducted with the aid of SCALE4.3 System by solving the Boltzmann transport equation with code XSDRNPM. The lowest radiation damage values were obtained for W-5Re alloy. Moreover, all investigated materials will require to be replaced frequently due to their radiation damage values during reactor life (~ 30 years).

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Übeyli, M. Radiation Damage Study on Various Structural Refractory Alloys of a Multi-Purpose Reactor. Journal of Fusion Energy 22, 251–257 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1023/B:JOFE.0000047398.15435.a7

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