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Recent progress in research on tungsten materials for nuclear fusion applications in Europe

  • M. Rieth
  • , S.L. Dudarev
  • , S.M. Gonzalez de Vicente
  • , J. Aktaa
  • , T. Ahlgren
  • , S. Antusch
  • , D.E.J. Armstrong
  • , M. Balden
  • , N. Baluc
  • , M.-F. Barthe
  • , W.W. Basuki
  • , M. Battabyal
  • , C.S. Becquart
  • , D. Blagoeva
  • , H. Boldyryeva
  • , J. Brinkmann
  • , M. Celino
  • , L. Ciupinski
  • , J.B. Correia
  • , A. De Backer
  • C. Domain, E. Gaganidze, C. García-Rosales, J. Gibson, M.R. Gilbert, S. Giusepponi, B. Gludovatz, H. Greuner, K. Heinola, T. Höschen, A. Hoffmann, N. Holstein, F. Koch, W. Krauss, H. Li, S. Lindig, J. Linke, Ch. Linsmeier, P. López-Ruiz, H. Maier, J. Matejicek, T.P. Mishra, M. Muhammed, A. Muñoz, M. Muzyk, K. Nordlund, D. Nguyen-Manh, J. Opschoor, N. Ordás, T. Palacios, G. Pintsuk, R. Pippan, J. Reiser, J. Riesch, S.G. Roberts, L. Romaner, M. Rosiński, M. Sanchez, W. Schulmeyer, H. Traxler, A. Ureña, J.G. van der Laan, L. Veleva, S. Wahlberg, M. Walter, T. Weber, T. Weitkamp, S. Wurster, M.A. Yar, J.H. You, A. Zivelonghi
  • Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
  • European Fusion Development Agreement
  • United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority
  • University of Helsinki
  • University of Oxford
  • Max Planck Institute
  • Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne
  • Czech Academy of Sciences
  • Warsaw University of Technology
  • Technical University of Lisbon
  • University of Navarra
  • Austrian Academy of Sciences
  • PLANSEE SE
  • KTH Royal Institute of Technology
  • Universidad Carlos III de Madrid
  • Energy Research Centre of the Netherlands
  • Universidad Politécnica de Madrid
  • Montanuniversität Leoben
  • Universidad Rey Juan Carlos
  • Université d'Orléans
  • Unité Matériaux et Transformations
  • Nuclear Research and Consultancy Group
  • The EDF Group
  • Agenzia nazionale per le nuove tecnologie, l'energia e lo sviluppo economico sostenibile
  • Jülich Research Centre

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Abstract

The current magnetic confinement nuclear fusion power reactor concepts going beyond ITER are based on assumptions about the availability of materials with extreme mechanical, heat, and neutron load capacity. In Europe, the development of such structural and armour materials together with the necessary production, machining, and fabrication technologies is pursued within the EFDA long-term fusion materials programme. This paper reviews the progress of work within the programme in the area of tungsten and tungsten alloys. Results, conclusions, and future projections are summarized for each of the programme’s main subtopics, which are: (1) fabrication, (2) structural W materials, (3) W armour materials, and (4) materials science and modelling. It gives a detailed overview of the latest results on materials research, fabrication processes, joining options, high heat flux testing, plasticity studies, modelling, and validation experiments.
Original languageEnglish
JournalJournal of Nuclear Materials
Volume432
Issue number1-3
Pages (from-to)482-500
ISSN0022-3115
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2013
Externally publishedYes

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