Nuclear analysis of ITER Test Blanket Module Port Plug

Rosaria Villari; Byoung Yoon Kim; Vladimir Barabash; Luciano Giancarli; Bruno Levesy; Michael Loughlin; Mario Merola; Fabio Moro; Romain Pascal; Luigino Petrizzi; Eduard Polunovsky; Jaap G. Van Der Laan

doi:10.1016/j.fusengdes.2015.04.064

Nuclear analysis of ITER Test Blanket Module Port Plug

Rosaria Villari, Byoung Yoon Kim, Vladimir Barabash, Luciano Giancarli, Bruno Levesy, Michael Loughlin, Mario Merola, Fabio Moro, Romain Pascal, Luigino Petrizzi, Eduard Polunovsky, Jaap G. Van Der Laan

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Abstract

Nuclear analyses have been performed for the ITER Test Blanket Module Port Plug (TBM PP) using the MCNP-5 Monte Carlo Code. A detailed 3D model of the TBM Port Plug with dummy TBM has been integrated into the ITER MCNP model (B-lite v.3). Neutron fluxes, nuclear heating, helium production and neutron damage have been calculated in all the TBM PP components. Global shutdown dose rate calculations have also been performed with Advanced D1S method for different configurations of the TBM PP system. This paper presents the results of these analyses and discusses potential design improvements aiming to further reduce the shutdown dose rate in the port interspace.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1668-1673
Number of pages	6
Journal	Fusion Engineering and Design
Volume	98-99
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fusengdes.2015.04.064
State	Published - Oct 1 2015
Externally published	Yes

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The present activity is performed within the Contract ITER/CT/12/4300000705. The views and opinions expressed herein do not necessarily reflect those of the ITER Organization. The computing resources and the related technical support used for this work have been provided by CRESCO/ENEAGRID High Performance Computing infrastructure and its staff; see http://www.cresco.enea.it for information. CRESCO/ENEAGRID High Performance Computing infrastructure is funded by ENEA, the Italian National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development and by national and European research programs.

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ITER
MCNP
Neutronics
Shutdown dose rate
TBM

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