Speaker
Description
It has been clearly stated that the development of low activation and radiation resistant materials is a key issue for future fusion reactors success. Temperature and radiation conditions are far more extreme than in present applications, including fission reactors. Therefore the need of a high intensity fusion-like neutron source for the qualification of these materials in an environment similar to the one in a fusion reactor has been identified in the European Fusion Roadmap as a key step for the design and licensing of the Demonstration Reactor (DEMO). This need has pushed, at European level, the development of a neutron source based on the Li(d,nx) stripping reaction called DONES (DEMO Oriented Neutron Source). The facility has also been included in the 2018 ESFRI Roadmap and recently Granada has been identified as the European reference site in case the facility is finally built in Europe.
This talk will present the project justification, status of development and the expected near future, including its possible use for other scientific and technological research fields. Conversely, similarities and differences with HiRadMat radiation damage studies will be briefly reviewed.