Supply Chain & Buildability - Can It Be Built at Fleet Rate

The compact breeder's buildability on engineering grounds (cost held internal): the longest-lead item is 90%-enriched lithium-6, but the neutronics meet the breeding target at 30–60 at% ⁶Li — moving the hardest item off the critical path. The centrepost is a scheduled-replacement cartridge on a ~10–15 unit/yr line, converting a manufacturing risk into a production-rate spec.

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Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Published
2026-08-28
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22132220
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Transportation Systems and Infrastructure
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Supply Chain & Buildability - Can It Be Built at Fleet Rate

Priyanca Ford, G. L. Kulcinski
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Transportation Systems and Infrastructure
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Supply Chain & Buildability - Can It Be Built at Fleet Rate

Priyanca Ford, G. L. Kulcinski
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Abstract

The compact breeder's buildability on engineering grounds (cost held internal): the longest-lead item is 90%-enriched lithium-6, but the neutronics meet the breeding target at 30–60 at% ⁶Li — moving the hardest item off the critical path. The centrepost is a scheduled-replacement cartridge on a ~10–15 unit/yr line, converting a manufacturing risk into a production-rate spec.

Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Fusion for Energy (ES)
Industry, innovation and infrastructure
Transportation Systems and Infrastructure
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