Nuclear fusion: Difference between revisions
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A nuclear power reactor delivering 1GW of electric power to the network would generate 1.3e21 neutrons per second. This flux will make any conventional iron to become brittle in less than a year. For this reason, a programm for material testing under heavy neutron flux has been launched. The programm, called IFMIF, aims to the development of fast neutron generation facility. | A nuclear power reactor delivering 1GW of electric power to the network would generate 1.3e21 neutrons per second. This flux will make any conventional iron to become brittle in less than a year. For this reason, a programm for material testing under heavy neutron flux has been launched. The programm, called IFMIF, aims to the development of fast neutron generation facility. | ||
http://www.frascati.enea.it/ifmif/ | |||
Also, a program for material testing in Spain has recently been lauched: | |||
http://www-fusion.ciemat.es/fusionwiki/index.php/TechnoFusi%C3%B3n | http://www-fusion.ciemat.es/fusionwiki/index.php/TechnoFusi%C3%B3n | ||