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fusion neutronics optimal lithium multiplier breeder blanket

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Jonathan Shimwell
Culham Centre for Fusion Energy, United Kingdom
Submitted by Jonathan Shimwell on 28 February 2014

Hi all

 

Now my leaky fusion reactor is all patched up and the neutrons are behaving themselves I'm ready to go. So I've been sendings neutrons flying in all directions for the past week. I’ve also been checking up on them and seeing what they get up to. Generally the neutrons do one of three things,

 

Most react with lithium to make tritium. smiley