What is it about?
The environment inside a nuclear fusion reactor is extreme. In order to develop new materials that can withstand these hostile conditions, we need to develop a source of high-energy neutrons. This paper outlines a possible solution to this problem.
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Why is it important?
Nuclear fusion offers a possible solution to the world's energy needs. At the moment, progress towards a commercial fusion reactor is effectively prevented by the lack of suitable materials for its construction.
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This page is a summary of: FAFNIR: Strategy and risk reduction in accelerator driven neutron sources for fusion materials irradiation data, Fusion Engineering and Design, October 2014, Elsevier,
DOI: 10.1016/j.fusengdes.2014.03.042.
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