Components & Hardware
Divertor Cassette
A remotely-replaceable unit carrying the divertor targets.
- Role
- Exhaust target carrier
Divertor cassettes carry the high-heat-flux target plates that exhaust the plasma and are swapped by remote handling. Their design balances heat handling, pumping and maintainability.
Common questions
Which machine uses the divertor cassette?
The breeder. It carries the high-heat-flux target plates where the exhaust field lines land, and is swapped by remote handling as it wears. The linear burner exhausts to end tanks instead of a divertor.
How is the divertor heat load kept survivable?
By radiating most of the exhaust power before it reaches the targets (detachment / high radiated fraction). Achieving that while keeping the core clean is one of HYPERION's named performance gates.