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Damage Calculation for First Wall Submitted to High Neutron Flux in a Tokamak

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 February 2015

C.E. Velasquez ,
M. A. F. Veloso ,
A. L. Costa  and
C. Pereira
C.E. Velasquez
Affiliation:
Departamento de Engenharia Nuclear – Escola de Engenharia Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais Avenida Antônio Carlos, 6627, Pampulha 31270-901 – Belo Horizonte, Tel/Fax: 55-31-34096662, MG, Brasil
M. A. F. Veloso
Affiliation:
Departamento de Engenharia Nuclear – Escola de Engenharia Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais Avenida Antônio Carlos, 6627, Pampulha 31270-901 – Belo Horizonte, Tel/Fax: 55-31-34096662, MG, Brasil Instituto Nacional de Ciências e Tecnologia de Reatores Nucleares Inovadores/CNPq, Brazilclaubia@nuclear.ufmg.br
A. L. Costa
Affiliation:
Departamento de Engenharia Nuclear – Escola de Engenharia Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais Avenida Antônio Carlos, 6627, Pampulha 31270-901 – Belo Horizonte, Tel/Fax: 55-31-34096662, MG, Brasil Instituto Nacional de Ciências e Tecnologia de Reatores Nucleares Inovadores/CNPq, Brazilclaubia@nuclear.ufmg.br
C. Pereira
Affiliation:
Departamento de Engenharia Nuclear – Escola de Engenharia Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais Avenida Antônio Carlos, 6627, Pampulha 31270-901 – Belo Horizonte, Tel/Fax: 55-31-34096662, MG, Brasil Instituto Nacional de Ciências e Tecnologia de Reatores Nucleares Inovadores/CNPq, Brazilclaubia@nuclear.ufmg.br
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Abstract

The displacement per atom (dpa) has been a specific issue to evaluate the damage in the first wall of the Tokamak. Two different first wall materials were evaluated. In this study, MCNP5 code was used to obtain the neutron flux, the energy deposition and the main reaction rates, on the inboard and outboard first wall. The damage calculations were performed by the SPECTER code using the neutronic parameters obtained by MCNP5. The Tokamak reactor modeled has similar dimensions to the ITER. Tungsten and beryllium alloys were simulated on the outboard first wall. The results indicate which material has a higher resistance to be damage and dpa values for the analyzed material.

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radiation effectsembrittlementneutron irradiation
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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 1769: Symposium 6E – Materials for Nuclear Applications , 2015 , IMRC 2014 6E-14
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2015 

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