Environmental and Safety Aspects of Using Tritium in Fusion

Alizadeh, Elahe

doi:10.1007/s10894-006-9000-2

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“…We must secure relevant safety technologies along with an accurate tritium inventory analysis and management strategy. Thus, licensing requirements for tritium management should be clarified according to specifications and the appropriate level of technical reliability 52 – 55 .…”

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Preliminary assessment of the safety factors in K-DEMO for fusion compatible regulatory framework

Kim

Hong

Kim

2022

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We open an avenue for discussing how we can pave the way for compliance with existing regulations is a far-reaching factor for settling nuclear fusion technology. Based on a model of the Korean Fusion Demonstration Reactor (K-DEMO) with a target fusion power of 2.2 GW, we assess the intrinsic safety determinants of internal energy sources, the expected radioactive waste, and the tritium management. Regarding these safety factors, we scrutinize the compatibility of the current legislative environment in Korea with K-DEMO and envisage foreseeable obstacles, such as licensing of the nuclear facilities and acceptability of the radioactive waste. Based on precedent licenses for the Korean Superconducting Tokamak Advanced Research (KSTAR) and lessons learned from the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER), we examine hazardous factors that would threaten regulatory compliance of K-DEMO. This approach can help shape a fusion-compatible framework for consolidating the necessary technical provisions and regulatory baselines reflecting social acceptance with a sense of safety. Fusion-compatible aspects in the regulatory environment are discussed, from fusion philosophy to subordinate administrative and technical guidelines, facility classification, and detailed methods guaranteeing integrity and safety. This paper will contribute to the timely settlement of fusion demonstration facilities and subsequent commercial plants.

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Preliminary assessment of the safety factors in K-DEMO for fusion compatible regulatory framework

Kim

Hong

Kim

2022

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“…The safety analysis research on ITER or attachment are inclined to adopt postulated initiating event analysis [4] and accidental sequence analysis [5] of deterministic theory, as well as failure mode and effect analysis [6] , etc. And some research institutes have put forward tritium safety ideas and safety measures [7][8][9] , which is of great reference meaning to tritium safety researches. The current author did a research on tritium safety of the tritium system based on special stainless steel.…”

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Safety Research on the Tritium System for China TBM

Luo

Tang

2012

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Tritium safety research on the tritium system of Test Blanket Module(TBM) was carried out. At first, according to safety analysis task and method of tritium system, the research process framework about the tritium safety analysis was given. Failure Mode and Effect Analysis (FMEA) on tritium system was carried out, analyzing the calculation process of permission value of TBM Tritium release. In order to compare and assess safety grade of the tritium system among all kinds of nuclear facilities, calculation formula was given, finally.

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