UKAEA Papers

D.J.M. King A.J. Knowles D. Bowden M.R. Wenman S. Capp M. Gorley J. Shimwell L. Packer M.R. Gilbert A. Harte

This Review considers current Zr alloys and opportunities for advanced zirconium alloys to meet the demands of a structural material in fusion reactors. Zr based materials in the breeder blanket offer the potential to increase the tritium breeding ratio above that of Fe, Si and V based materials. Current commercial Zr alloys might be considered …