BLANKET SELECTION FOR THE STARLITE PROJECT

The Starlite team was asked to develop a power plant study for the US Demo. To define the mission of the Demo, a Utility Advisory Committee (UAC) was organized to establish the mission and requirement for the D emo power plant. Based on this input, the Starlite team outlined a set of top level requirements based on the advice provided by the UAC. Wi th the mission and requirements thus established, the Starlite enginee ring team investigated various combinations of the structural material , breeding material and coolant for the blanket and shield. The refere nce design selected was with V-alloy as the structural material and Li as the coolant and breeder. The ability of this blanket to satisfy th e top level requirements was also assessed.