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Compared to fission systems, fusion systems, including fusion experimental reactors, fusion power reactors, fusion-fission hybrid reactors and fusion neutron sources, have many unique features, such as high neutron energy (14.06 MeV), complex energy spectrum, strong anisotropy of neutron scattering, complex material composition, large size, and complex structure. These characteristics bring many new neutronics-related problems. Thus, relevant theoretical and experimental studies of fusion neutronics must be performed. This chapter introduces fusion neutrons, fusion facilities and the roadmap of fusion energy development as well as an overview of fusion neutronics research.
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Wu, Y. (2017). Introduction. In: Fusion Neutronics. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-5469-3_1
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