OpenMC simulations show a tritium self-sufficient 148Nd blanket in a D-T tokamak can produce over one ton of 147Pm per GWth-year, equivalent to roughly one billion curies annually.
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OpenMC simulations show a tritium self-sufficient 148Nd blanket in a D-T tokamak can produce over one ton of 147Pm per GWth-year, equivalent to roughly one billion curies annually.