Abstract
Work on power from fusion has over the past decade or so moved from the realm of purely plasma physics research to active consideration of concepts of complete fusion reactor systems (1–8). The undertaking of such excercises highlights the technological and engineering problems which must be overcome if fusion power is to become a reality. A major problem to be faced with fusion is that of radiation damage to materials used in the construction of the fusion reactor. Materials damage in a nuclear device is of course not a new topic, as it has been part and parcel of nuclear power since the earliest days of fission reactors (9). However, with fusion reactors far greater demands will be made of materials in terms of radiation loading than have ever been encountered with fission. Although proposals have been made for inertially confined plasmas (10–11), the vast majority of reactor designs to date employ the principle of magnetic confinement, and this demands the incorporation of electrical insulating materials in the structure of the reactor.
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