Aim of the programme - to bridge the gap between scientific experiment and self-sustaining future fusion power plants.
LIBRTI aims to foster world-leading innovation for fusion power plant fuel cycle development, while stimulating industry capability and capacity. The programme has been designed to help industry achieve demonstrations of controlled tritium breeding; a first step towards a...
The breeder blanket for the STEP Prototype Powerplant (SPP) must provide high performance breeding for a spherical tokamak without inboard breeding, materials and coolant compatible with a 600 °C outlet temperature for net power confidence, and a system deliverable on the targeted timescales of the STEP programme. Following a comprehensive assessment of all breeder, coolant, and structural...
