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Figure 5. Radial distribution of the neutron flux<br />

1x10 15 0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350<br />

ADS<br />

1x10 14<br />

dd<br />

dt<br />

1x10 13<br />

1x10 12<br />

1x10 11<br />

1x10 10<br />

Radial Distance (cm)<br />

Figure 6. Close-up near the LBE target of the radial distribution of the neutron flux<br />

8x10 14 0 5 10 15 20 25 30<br />

7x10 14<br />

6x10 14<br />

ADS<br />

dd<br />

dt<br />

5x10 14<br />

4x10 14<br />

3x10 14<br />

2x10 14<br />

1x10 14<br />

0x10 0<br />

Radial Distance (cm)<br />

A direct consequence of an increased high-energy neutron flux load on the LBE target will be a<br />

higher displacement rate 4 . The EA-MC code allows for estimation of the damage to structural material<br />

from the generated neutron flux spectra, accounting for damage induced by both high-energy particles<br />

and low-energy neutrons. Table 8 presents the displacement rate in some of the main structural<br />

components. The LBE target serves as an important attenuator of neutron flux and energy, which is<br />

clearly recognised from the table: the DPA/year values are similar for the other structural components<br />

than the target itself. Both fusion sources produce roughly the double amount of damage than the ADS<br />

configuration does, but the damage is effectively absorbed in the target.<br />

4 The displacement rate is measured in units of displacement per atom/year (DPA/year).<br />

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