The EU TBM systems: Design and development programme

Fusion Engineering and Design

Volumn 84, Issue 2-6, 2009, Pages 333-337

  Boccaccini, L V ^a   Salavy, J F ^b   Bede, O ^c   Neuberger, H ^a   Ricapito, I ^d   Sardain, P ^e   Sedano, L ^f   Splichal, K ^g  

^a KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b Lab de Concepts Avancés   (France)

^c INSTITUTE OF EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE   (Hungary)

^d ENEA CR Brasimone   (Italy)

^e IRFM   (France)

^f CIEMAT   (Spain)

^g NUCLEAR RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Helium cooling; ITER; Test blanket

Indexed keywords

BOX DESIGNS; DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT; DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME; HELIUM COOLED LITHIUM LEADS; HELIUM COOLING; HELIUM-COOLED PEBBLE BEDS; ITER; POTENTIAL SYNERGIES; PROCESSING SYSTEMS; TEST BLANKET; TEST BLANKET MODULE; TRITIUM EXTRACTION;

COOLING; EARTH BORING MACHINES; EXPERIMENTAL REACTORS; HELIUM; METAL RECOVERY; RADIOACTIVITY; TESTING; TRITIUM; TUNNELING MACHINES; WELDS;

COOLING SYSTEMS;

EID: 67349122765     PISSN: 09203796     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fusengdes.2009.01.081     Document Type: Article

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