In-box LOCA accident analysis for the European DEMO water-cooled reactor
Transient analyses in a water-cooled fusion DEMO (Demonstration Power Plant) reactor have been performed to support the WCLL (Water-Cooled Lithium Lead) breeding blanket design. In this framework, the Design Basis Accident (DBA) analysis of an in-box LOCA has been carried out. The WCLL breeding blanket concept relies on Lithium Lead (LiPb) as breeder, neutron multiplier and tritium carrier, which is cooled by water at 15.5 MPa with an inlet temperature of 295 °C and an outlet temperature of 328 °C.