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Published on: May 7, 2021
OVERVIEW OF NEUTRON MEASUREMENTS IN JET FUSION DEVICE
P Batistoni1, R Villari1, B Obryk2
1ENEA, Department of Fusion and Technology for Nuclear Safety and Security, I-00044 Frascati (Rome) & I- 00123 Santa Maria di Galeria, Rome, Italy.
Abstract:
The design and operation of ITER experimental fusion reactor requires the development of neutron measurement techniques and numerical tools to derive the fusion power and the radiation field in the device and in the surrounding areas. Nuclear analyses provide essential input to the conceptual design, optimisation, engineering and safety case in ITER and power plant studies. The required radiation transport calculations are extremely challenging because of the large physical extent of the reactor plant, the complexity of the geometry, and the combination of deep penetration and streaming paths. This article reports the experimental activities which are carried-out at JET to validate the neutronics measurements methods and numerical tools used in ITER and power plant design. A new deuterium-tritium campaign is proposed in 2019 at JET: the unique 14 MeV neutron yields produced will be exploited as much as possible to validate measurement techniques, codes, procedures and data currently used in ITER design thus reducing the related uncertainties and the associated risks in the machine operation.
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