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[[File:ITER_Blanket_modules.png|400px|thumb|right|ITER Blanket Modules, acting as a shield for the heat load inside the vacuum chamber and for the high-energy neutrons produced in the fusion reactions.]] | |||
The breeding blanket consists of a set of modules covering the interior of the fusion reactor vessel, capable of supporting a high heat load and an intense neutron flux. Its main purpose is threefold: | The breeding blanket consists of a set of modules covering the interior of the fusion reactor vessel, capable of supporting a high heat load and an intense neutron flux. Its main purpose is threefold: | ||
# to assure self-sufficiency of the fusion reactor with regard to tritium (by producing, from lithium, at least the same amount of tritium as that which is consumed in the plasma), | # to assure self-sufficiency of the fusion reactor with regard to tritium (by producing, from lithium, at least the same amount of tritium as that which is consumed in the plasma), | ||