Advanced shield materials for compact fusion energy

我们的目标是预测用于屏蔽核聚变反应堆中敏感部件的材料将如何随着时间的推移而降解。我们将利用这些知识来设计用于辐射屏蔽的先进合金，这对于开发更紧凑的聚变反应堆设计，降低建造成本和缩短组装时间至关重要。这些先进的屏蔽材料也可用于辐射领域的其他应用（例如空间、核医学）。该项目还寻求扩大澳大利亚的核研究能力，方法是开发一种创新技术，利用澳空条约组织的OPAL反应堆研究辐射损害。

We aim to predict how materials used for shielding sensitive components in nuclear fusion reactors will degrade over time. We will use this knowledge to design advanced alloys for radiation shield, which are critical for the development of more compact fusion reactors design, with lower construction cost, and shorter assembly time. These advanced shield materials may also be used in other applications in radiation fields (e.g. space, nuclear medicine). The project also seeks to extend the Australian nuclear research capability by developing an innovative technique to study radiation damage using the OPAL reactor at ANSTO.