The University of Bristol is excited to announce a new collaboration with spinout company Astral Systems on a project investigating the tritium breeding capabilities of Lithium-based compounds. The project - Small Scale Experiment for Tritium Breeding (SSETB) – is being led by Astral Systems and has been awarded by UKAEA as part of the LIBRTI program.
This project will use the cutting-edge high-flux neutron source developed by Astral Systems to test breeder materials and experimental breeding blanket configurations developed by the University of Bristol. The experimental data will be used to validate advanced Multiphysics simulations made by IDOM, who are also collaborating on the project.
This project leverages the experience and learnings from the UK LIBRA project and will use the unique and innovative gas management system developed by the University of Bristol to test breeder materials on different operating conditions.
Hugo Dominguez-Andrade will be the Technical Lead on the project, with Mahmoud Bakr leading the neutron production and irradiation aspects of the work. Alexandre Sureda Croguennoc will be the technical lead on work relating to IDOM’s capabilities.
This project has the scope to positively contribute to the advancement of nuclear fusion technology. More specifically, the project focuses on the tritium breeding field, which is crucial to realising fusion as a valid clean energy source.
