The IFMIF-DONES project: preliminary engineering design

Abstract

The need of a neutron source for the qualification of materials to be used in future fusion power reactors has been recognized in the European Union (EU) fusion programme for many years. The construction and exploitation of this facility is presently considered to be critical to the construction of the DEMOnstration Power Plant (DEMO). This issue has prompted the EU to launch activities for the design and engineering of the International Fusion Materials Irradiation Facility-DEMO Oriented Neutron Source (IFMIF-DONES) facility based on and taking profit of the results obtained in the Engineering Validation and Engineering Design Activities (IFMIF/EVEDA) project, presently conducted in the framework of the EU–Japan Bilateral Agreement on the Broader Approach to Fusion. These activities and research and development work for the IFMIF-DONES plant are presently taking place in the framework of a work package of the EUROfusion Consortium, in direct collaboration with the Fusion for Energy organization. The main objective of these activities is to consolidate the design and underlying technology basis in order to be ready for the start of the IFMIF-DONES construction as early as possible. In this paper, an overview and the present status of the IFMIF-DONES engineering design is presented for a generic site, making emphasis on the recent design evolution from previous phases.

Neutron spectrum determination of p+Be reaction for 30 MeV protons using the multi-foil activation technique

“…This novel neutron field extends the utilization of cyclotron-based neutron sources at the NPI, and it is intended for selected applications of fast neutron activation analysis, material research, and integral validation of activation cross-sections for fusion relevant technologies. It is compatible with the main energy range of planned IFMIF-DONES facility [23].…”

The European approach to the fusion-like neutron source: the IFMIF-DONES project

“…The DONES PEDR [4,5] aims to describe the design status of the Plant and all the integration activities required for a complete description of the facility. The degree of detail included in these descriptions is different for each system or study but the full package of documentation is able to provide an integral view of the Plant characteristics.…”

Integration of Safety in IFMIF-DONES Design

“…IFMIF-DONES will be a complex first-in-a-kind facility and a full description would require much additional description here. Therefore, additional important information can be found in other references, such as reference [1] and reference [2].…”