Near-Neutral Low-Activation Refractory Alloys for a Compact Fusion Breeder: A First-Principles Screen and a Method-Based Invention Basis
Low-activation structural-material selection for the compact fusion platform: reduced-activation steels and their activation, decay-heat, and waste-classification behaviour under the 14 MeV spectrum, targeting a low-level-waste class and short-cooldown maintenance. Material-selection targets pending qualification; physics and materials only, no economics.
Authors
- Priyanca Ford (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0395-1752)
- G L Kulcinski
Institutions
- Fusion for Energy (ES)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
- Published
- 2026-08-28
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22132119
- Primary Topic
- Fusion materials and technologies
- Type
- preprint