LIBRTI Conference on Breeder Blanket Technology

Session

Session 3-12

5 Feb 2026, 15:50

JALT (Culham Campus)

32. A Machine Learning approach to Breeder Blanket optimisation for Fusion Tokamaks

Adam Barker (University of Manchester)

05/02/2026, 15:50

LIBRTI Conference

Talk

Neutronics plays a vital role in the design, operation, and decommissioning of nuclear facilities, requiring accurate assessments of neutron energy distributions, activation calculations, and gamma decay fields. Transport codes, either deterministic or Monte Carlo-based, are used for these assessments. Deterministic methods are faster but less detailed, while Monte Carlo-based methods, though...

28. Develop a small solid lithium ceramic breeder with in-line tritium detection capability for calibrated neutron sources

Dr Chengwei Zang (University of Birmingham)

05/02/2026, 16:20

LIBRTI Conference

Talk

The supply of tritium fuel within a tokamak design fusion reactor remains an ongoing challenge for the developing nuclear fusion industry. Tokamak-design fusion reactors will need to be self-sufficient for the supply of tritium fuel into their fusion reaction. To satisfy this self-sufficiency criteria, numerous breeder blanket concepts for tritium generation exist, with liquid lithium and...

33. Systematic development of breeder blankets using model-based systems engineering (MBSE) and a new systems-simulation library

James Bailey

05/02/2026, 16:50

LIBRTI Conference

Talk

The development of fusion power is heavily dependent on performant breeder blankets. They are key to achieving both fuel self-sufficiency and net power for a continuously operating powerplant. Yet breeder blankets remain at a low technology readiness level, with none yet tested in an operational tokamak environment. Achieving these key blanket functions, while also withstanding multiple...