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@ARTICLE{Rieth:904069,
author = {Rieth, M. and Dürrschnabel, M. and Bonk, S. and Antusch,
S. and Pintsuk, G. and Aiello, G. and Henry, J. and de
Carlan, Y. and Ghidersa, B.-E. and Neuberger, H. and Rey, J.
and Zeile, C. and De Wispelaere, N. and Simondon, E. and
Hoffmann, J.},
title = {{F}abrication routes for advanced first wall
design alternatives},
journal = {Nuclear fusion},
volume = {61},
number = {11},
issn = {0029-5515},
address = {Vienna},
publisher = {IAEA},
reportid = {FZJ-2021-05639},
pages = {116067 -},
year = {2021},
abstract = {In future nuclear fusion reactors, plasma facing components
have to sustain specific neutron damage. While the majority
of irradiation data provides a relatively clear picture of
the displacement damage, the effect of helium transmutation
is not yet explored in detail. Nevertheless, available
results from simulation experiments indicate that
$9\%-chromium$ steels will reach their operating limit as
soon as the growing helium bubbles extent a critical size.
At that point, the material would most probably fail due to
grain boundary embrittlement. In this contribution, we
present a strategy for the mitigation of the
before-mentioned problem using the following facts. (1) The
neutron dose and related transmutation rate decreases
quickly inside the first wall of the breeding blankets, that
is, only a plasma-near area is extremely loaded. (2)
Nanostructured oxide dispersion strengthened (ODS) steels
may have an enormous trapping effect on helium, which would
suppress the formation of large helium bubbles for a much
longer period. (3) Compared to conventional steels, ODS
steels also provide improved irradiation tensile ductility
and creep strength. Therefore, a design, based on the
fabrication of the plasma facing and highly neutron and heat
loaded parts of blankets by an ODS steel, while using
EUROFER97 for everything else, would extend the operating
time and enable a higher heat flux. Consequently, we (i)
developed and produced $14\%Cr$ ferritic ODS steel plates
and (ii) optimized and demonstrated a scalable industrial
production route. (iii) We fabricated a mock-up with five
cooling channels and a plated first wall of ODS steel, using
the same production processes as for a real component. (iv)
Finally, we performed high heat flux tests in the Helium
Loop Karlsruhe, applying a few hundred short and a few 2 h
long pulses, in which the operating temperature limit for
EUROFER97 (i.e. 550 °C) was finally exceeded by 100 K. (v)
Thereafter, microstructure and defect analyses did not
reveal critical defects or recognizable damage. Only a heat
affected zone in the EUROFER/ODS steel interface could be
detected. However, a solution to prohibit the formation of
such heat affected zones is given. These research
contributions demonstrate that the use of ODS steel is not
only feasible and affordable but could make a decisive
difference in the future design and performance of breeding
blankets},
cin = {IEK-4},
ddc = {620},
cid = {I:(DE-Juel1)IEK-4-20101013},
pnm = {134 - Plasma-Wand-Wechselwirkung (POF4-134)},
pid = {G:(DE-HGF)POF4-134},
typ = {PUB:(DE-HGF)16},
UT = {WOS:000708192300001},
doi = {10.1088/1741-4326/ac2523},
url = {https://juser.fz-juelich.de/record/904069},
}