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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), | ||
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Currently, Europe is developing two alternative concepts for the breeding blanket of [[DEMO]], both based on helium cooling, which must be tested in experiments to be performed at [[ITER]]. One is based on liquid metal, and the other on the use of Li and Be ceramics (acting as neutron multipliers) in the shape of small spheres. | Currently, Europe is developing two alternative concepts for the breeding blanket of [[DEMO]], both based on helium cooling, which must be tested in experiments to be performed at [[ITER]]. One is based on liquid metal, and the other on the use of Li and Be ceramics (acting as neutron multipliers) in the shape of small spheres. | ||
<ref>[http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.fusengdes.2005.09.005 R. Andreani et al., Fusion Engineering and Design '''81''', Issues 1-7 (2006) 25-32 ]</ref> | |||
== See also == | |||
* The [[TECNO FUS]] project | |||
* The Goal Oriented Training [[EUROBREED]] | |||
== References == | |||
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