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== The need for new materials for Fusion == | == The need for new materials for Fusion == | ||
A fusion power reactor delivering 1GW of electric power to the network would generate 1.3 × 10<sup>21</sup> neutrons per second. This flux will make any conventional iron | A fusion power reactor delivering 1GW of electric power to the network would generate 1.3 × 10<sup>21</sup> neutrons per second. This flux will make any conventional iron become brittle in less than a year. For this reason, a program for testing materials under intense neutron fluxes has been launched. The aim of the [[IFMIF]] program is to develop a fast neutron generation facility. | ||
Also in Spain, a program for material testing has been launched recently: | Also in Spain, a program for material testing has been launched recently: | ||