Description of need

According to Dennis Whyte, the helium selectivity of the diverter exhaust has a huge bearing on the tritium breeding efficiency and the Tritium Breeding Ratio (TBR) required for scalable Nuclear fusion.

Problem severity (1-10)

6 - the fusion industry will continue to proceed even if this a new diverter technologically doesn’t appear

Who has this need

Nuclear fusion

Total addressable market (TAM)

Unknown

Solutions today, and their shortcomings

Existing diverter technologies

Potentially relevant capabilities

Unknown

References

2023 Fusion Fuel Cycle & Blanket Roadmap Workshop