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The design of a hybrid FNS "fusion-fission" system for manufacture of artificial nuclear fuel and nuclide transmutation is actual [1-4]. At a stage of outline designing the hybrid source of thermal neutrons with neutron multipliers on the basis of Be and Pb was considered as one of the FNS basic variants. The additional neutron generation was from fission reactions of 14 MeV neutrons with nuclei of 232 Th or 238 U and thermal neutrons with nuclei of 233 U or 239 Pu. Objectives and Methods Conclusions The neutronics analysis of blankets for the hybrid fusion neutron source. A.V.Zhirkin, B.V. Kuteev, M.I.Gurevich, B.K.Chukbar, NRC “Kurchatov Institute”, Moscow, Russia Vertical, horizontal and first wall section view of the basic FNS model. Bibliography To estimate the FNS opportunities in 233 U and 239 Pu production and 239 Pu reprocessing the neutronics analysis was performed for the blankets with use of heavy water solutions of salts and oxides of uranium and thorium, the solid-state and molten salt blanket. The tritium generation and criticality analysis for electricity production were taken into account. FNS nuclear synthesis power was from 1 to 10 MW. The MCNP-4 code with FENDL-2 and ENDF/B-6 point cross-section libraries was used for calculations. [ 1[1] E. P. Velikhov, V. A. Glukhikh, V. V. Guriev, et al., “Hybrid thermonuclear tokamak reactor for the production of fissile fuel and electricity,” Atomic Energy, Vol. 45, No. 1, 3–9 (1978). [2] E. A. Azizov, G. G. Gladush, A. V. Lopatkin, and I. B. Lukasevich, “Tokamak based hybrid systems for fuel production and recovery from spent nuclear fuel”, Atomic Energy, Vol. 110, No. 2, June, 2011 (Russian Original Vol. 110, No. 2, February, 2011). [3] E. P. Velikhov, E. A. Azizov (presented by B. V. Kuteev), “On Russion Strategy for Controlled Fusion”, MFERW, Princeton, NJ, USA, September 7-10, [4] B. V. Kuteev, “Fusion for Neutrons as Necessary Step to Commercial Fusion”, MFERW, Princeton, NJ, USA, September 7-10, The best result in the nuclear fuel production and spent fuel reprocessing is obtained for the molten salt blankets using natural Pb and FLiBe. In these blankets it is possible to install an operating mode with keff ~ 0, 95 if the thermal neutron spectrum is prevailed. But molten Pb can’t move inside pipes at presence of an electromagnetic field. So the blanket design is extremely problematic. Use of the fast neutron spectrum for the production or reprocessing of fissile isotopes in all blankets does not take an advantage over use of the thermal neutron spectrum because the fission reaction rate is essentially decreased. The key problem for the solid-state blankets is extraction of a considerable quantity of fission products, and for the blankets using heavy water solutions of salts or oxides of uranium and thorium is radiolysis and sedimentation of radio toxic elements on walls of vessels. Introduction Results Table. Reaction rates and nuclear fuel production in FNS blankets. Fusion power is 1 n/s for reaction rates and n/s (5 MW) for fuel production. The solid-state blankets with 238 UBlankets with uranium salt and thorium dioxide solutions in water and heavy water Variant Moderator material 238 U 238 UN 238 UN+ 1%(vol.) 239 Pu 238 UN+ 2%(vol.) 239 Pu 238 UN+ 3%(vol.) 239 Pu Moderator material 238 UO 2 SO 4. 3H 2 O +H 2 O 238 UO 2 SO 4. 3D 2 O +D 2 O 238 UO 2 SO 4. 3D 2 O +D 2 O 238 UO 2 SO 4. 3D 2 O +D 2 O dep UO 2 SO 4. 3D 2 O +D 2 O 232 ThO 2 Blanket material Be 238 U 238 UN 238 UN+ 1%(vol.) 239 Pu 238 UN+ 2%(vol.) 239 Pu 238 UN+ 3%(vol.) 239 Pu Blanket material 238 UO 2 SO 4. 3H 2 O +H 2 O 238 UO 2 SO 4. 3D 2 O +D 2 O Be 15 cm 238 U 3 cm Be 15 cm (n,  )- 238 U (n,  )- 238 U – – – – – –1 (n,f)- 238 U – – – (n,f)- 238 U – – – – – –3 (n,2n)+(n,3n) 238 U – – – – – –1 (n,2n)+(n, 3n)- 238 U – – – – – –2 239 Pu, kg/year (n,t)- 6 Li 2 O–– – – – –1 (n,t)- 6 Li–– – – – –1 (n,t)-total–– H, kg/year–– – – – –1 239 Pu, kg/year ( 233 U) The solid-state blankets with 232 ThBlankets with natural lead nat Pb and molten solt blankets Variant Pipe material, vol. % 100% 232 Th FLiNaK96% 232 Th 4% 233 U 96% 232 Th 4% 233 U 96% 232 Th 4% 233 U 100% 232 Th 239 Pu mass in blanket, kg Material in pipes, vol. % D2OD2OFLiNaKD2OD2O nat Pb96% 232 Th 4% 233 U CO 2 Moderator material nat Pb 12 C 232 Th total mass, kg Blanket material nat Pb 15cm nat Pb+ 2% (mas.) 239 Pu 25cm nat Pb 20 cm nat Pb 15cm. nat Pb+2% (mas.) 239 Pu 25cm nat Pb 20 cm FLiBe 15 cm FLiBe+11.4%(mas.) 239 Pu 25 cm FLiBe 20 cm nat Pb 15 cm F 7 LiBe+8.55%(mas.) 239 Pu 25 cm nat Pb 20 cm 233 U total mass, kg (n,  )- 239 Pu – Moderator material D2OD2OD2OD2OD2OD2O nat Pb CO 2 (n,f)- 239 Pu – Blanket material Be nat Pb Be(n,2n)+(n, 3n)- 239 Pu – – – –1 (n,  )— 232 Th – – – – –1 (n,t)- 6 Li 2 O – (n, t)— 6 Li 2 O – – – – –1 (n,t)- 6 Li – – – (n, t)— 6 Li – – – – –1 (n,t)-FLiBe—— – –4 (n, t)—total – – (n,t)-total – (n, f) + (n, xn) – – – – –2 (n,  )- 238 U – Spent 233 U, kg/year —— — 3 H production, kg/year – – – Spent 233 U with respect to its initial mass, % ——5032— 239 Pu production, kg/year U without spent part, kg/year Pu reprocessin g, kg/year U with spent part, kg/year —— — 3 H, kg/year – – – – –1