As well as having suitable mechanical performance, fusion reactor materials for the first wall and blanket
must be both radiation tolerant and low activation, which has resulted in the development of reduced
activation ferritic/martensitic (RAFM) steels. The current steels suffer irradiation-induced hardening and
embrittlement,…
By mixing elements with favourable nuclear activation properties to create high-entropy alloys, it may be possible to create a material that can withstand a nuclear fusion environment while minimising the radioactive waste produced. Such a material could be used in the extreme thermal and irradiation conditions of a fusion blanket. A suite of previ…
