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Neutron Wall Loading
The neutron power per unit area striking the first wall.
Neutron wall loading is the fusion-neutron power per square metre on the first wall — a driver of damage rate and heat. HYPERION's first-wall load is 1.97 MW/m2; the burner's is far lower thanks to its 5.44% neutron fraction.