Research on hot isostatic pressing process of CFETR WCCB components

Abstract

Chinese Fusion Engineering Test Reactor (CFETR) is a superconducting magnet tokamak reactor of equivalent size and complementary functionality to that of ITER. The water-cooled ceramic breeder (WCCB) breeder blanket designed by the Institute of Plasma Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences is one of the candidate breeder blanket concepts for CFETR. As an important part of the fusion reactor, the WCCB directly determines the safe operation of the fusion reactor. In the WCCB manufacturing technology, the hot isostatic pressing (HIP) process is applied to the manufacture of WCCB due to its unique technical characteristics. This paper introduces the process research and inspection during the development of WCCB components, and the results will be the guidance for the manufacture of WCCB Components.