Abstract
The materials for future fusion devices such as DEMO require testing to high neutron fluence. Such testing is planned to be carried out in IFMIF, an accelerator based facility where the neutrons will have maximum energy of about 55 MeV, but with a broad peak near 14 MeV. In order that activation calculations for IFMIF can be carried out, the nuclear data must contain cross sections covering a similar energy range. A description of the EASY-2005 system is given and it is noted that a new library has been added to EASY to cover another significant source of activation from deuteron-induced reactions. Calculations of the neutron activation of materials in many regions of IFMIF have been carried out. These calculations are reported, and the contribution of neutrons above 20 MeV to the activation is discussed. Preliminary calculations using the deuteron library have been made and the activation from deuterons is discussed.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1568-1573 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Journal of Nuclear Materials |
| Volume | 367-370 B |
| Issue number | SPEC. ISS. |
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| State | Published - Aug 1 2007 |
Funding
This work was funded jointly by the United Kingdom Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council and the European Communities under the contract of Association between EURATOM and UKAEA. The views and opinions expressed herein do not necessarily reflect those of the European Commission.