Extremely fast neutrons produced by fusion reactions neutrons
• Extremely fast neutrons produced by fusion reactions neutrons cause damage within the structure of the material which leads to swelling through the creation of voids. Current experiments are not able to match the energy of fusion neutrons in the testing of materials for fusion reactors. • Culham Center for Fusion Energy, in a consortium with UK universities and Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, is developing a concept for a large neutron source to test materials for future fusion power plants including the proposed prototype, DEMO, that will follow the ITER project. • The world's largest research consortium in the field of metals research and manufacturing is to be created by European industry in the form of Metallurgy Europe. The R&D program has recently been selected as a new Eureka Cluster and will bring together over 170 companies and laboratories from across 20 countries. Funding for the project has been stated as EUR 1 billion over seven years. • At PRIMA, the components of ITER's most powerful heating system—neutral beam injection—will be tested in advance of ITER operation. Europe, Japan and India are contributing all components according to the specifications of Procurement Arrangements signed with the ITER Organization; Italy is building the facility as a voluntary contribution to the neutral beam development program.
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