Nuclear Data Libraries for Advanced Systems: Fusion Devices
Fusion Evaluated Nuclear Data Library
FENDL 3.0
An IAEA Nuclear Data Section Coordinated Research Project
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OBJECTIVES
The overall objective of the initiative is to improve the status of the nuclear databases for assessments of radiation damage to structural components of fusion devices, such as IFMIF, which is in an advanced stage of design and planning. A primary objective of the CRP is to provide an evaluated nuclear data library for fusion applications. The library will represent a substantial extension of the presently available FENDL-2.1 library toward higher energies, with inclusion of incident charged particles and the evaluation of related uncertainties. The new library will be called FENDL-3.0, and will be released at the end of the proposed CRP activities. The present version of FENDL has been extensively used in benchmark studies of materials for ITER. The purpose of the present CRP proposal is to extend the scope of the library for fusion applications to IFMIF and also for design studies of DEMO, which represents the next generation device beyond ITER.
The expected research output and results are:
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The present FENDL-2.1 library (which contains nuclear data only for neutron
induced reactions and for neutron energies up to 20 MeV) will be updated with
existing evaluations from major libraries, providing that full consistency with
the validations and benchmarks experiments performed on the present version of
the library can be assured;
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p- and d-induced reaction data will be included in the general purpose and
activation sub-libraries;
- The energy range of incident particles will be extended up to 150 MeV, to comply fully with the requirements of the IFMIF design;
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Inclusion of covariances in the evaluated libraries for uncertainty assessment
in design studies will be accomplished by creating a library based on model
calculations and covariance estimates.
ACTIVITIES
- Consultants' meeting held on 31 October - 2 November 2007 to define the CRP specific objectives
- Project in preparation
- 1st Research Coordination Meeting: 2-5 December 2008 (link)
REPORTS
- Summary Report of the TM held on 31 October - 2 November 2007 (here)
DURATION: 2008-2011
CONTRACTS/RESEARCH AGREEMENTS: in preparation
CRP CODE: F44002
CRP PROJECT OFFICER: Alberto Mengoni
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