Supply Chain & Buildability - Can It Be Built at Fleet Rate
Abstract
The compact breeder's buildability on engineering grounds (cost held internal): the longest-lead item is 90%-enriched lithium-6, but the neutronics meet the breeding target at 30–60 at% ⁶Li — moving the hardest item off the critical path. The centrepost is a scheduled-replacement cartridge on a ~10–15 unit/yr line, converting a manufacturing risk into a production-rate spec.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Transportation Systems and Infrastructure
Reliability and Maintenance Optimization
Supply Chain Resilience and Risk Management
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
- Publication date
- 28 August 2026
- Language
- EN
- Document type
- Preprint