EURISOL-DS Multi-MW Target: Design of the EURISOL Liquid metal loop

A Mercury loop capable of evacuating 2.7 MW of the 4 MW deposited in the Eurisol liquid metal neutron spallation target is described in the present design study.The study takes into account the effects on the loop of temperature, pressure, irradiation, liquid metal corrosion, including both steady state operations and normal transients. Accidental conditions are only briefly alluded to in the form of a description of the protection barriers and envisaged mitigation strategies.