Neutron parameters which can be reached in fast uranium blankets of hybrid fusion reactors

Conclusions The above considerations have shown that when the real requirements to blanket design are taken into account, a production of 1.4–1.8 tons of plutonium nuclei per fusion event can be expected in a blanket in which metallic uranium fuel is employed. Accordingly, in a reactor with a fusion power of 500 MW, 2.5–3 tons of plutonium can be produced per calendar year; when the total thermal power of the reactor is 2.5–3 GW at the beginning of the operational period, the breeding amounts to 1 kg/(MW·yr).Translated from Atomnaya Énergiya, Vol. 57, No. 1, pp. 36–41, July, 1984.