Mock-up testing facilities and qualification strategy for EU ITER TBMs

European test blanket modules (TBM) for both European blanket concepts, namely the Helium Cooled Lithium Lead (HCLL) and the Helium Cooled Pebble Bed (HCPB), and their auxiliary systems have been designed in the last years. This paper presents the experimental facilities available in Europe for the...

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Published in:Fusion engineering and design 2010-12, Vol.85 (10), p.2012-2021
Main Authors: Aiello, A., Bühler, L., Ciampichetti, A., Demange, D., Dörr, L., Freibergs, J.F., Ghidersa, B., Ilic, M., Laffont, G., Messemer, G., Platnieks, I., Rampal, G.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Applied sciences
Blanketing
Controled nuclear fusion plants
Design engineering
Energy
Energy. Thermal use of fuels
Exact sciences and technology
Helium cooled
Helium cooling
Installations for energy generation and conversion: thermal and electrical energy
ITER
Liquid breeder
Lithium
Magnetic fields
Management
Pebble bed
Solid breeder
Strategy
Test blanket
Tritium
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Summary:European test blanket modules (TBM) for both European blanket concepts, namely the Helium Cooled Lithium Lead (HCLL) and the Helium Cooled Pebble Bed (HCPB), and their auxiliary systems have been designed in the last years. This paper presents the experimental facilities available in Europe for the qualification tests of European TBMs. In particular, devices designed to analyze specific technological issues, for example corrosion under strong magnetic fields or tritium management and extraction, as well as large scale facility to perform integral tests are described. A preliminary overview on the qualification strategy is presented and discussed.
ISSN:0920-3796
1873-7196
DOI:10.1016/j.fusengdes.2010.07.007