Decontamination and decommissioning of the Tokamak Fusion Test Reactor

The Tokamak Fusion Test Reactor (TFTR) is a one-of-a-kind, tritium-fueled fusion research reactor that ceased operation in April 1997. The decontamination and decommissioning (D&D) of the TFTR is scheduled to occur over a period of three years beginning in October 1999. This is not a typical Department of Energy D&D Project where a facility is isolated and cleaned up by bulldozing all facility and hardware systems to a greenfield condition. The mission of TFTR D&D is to: a) surgically remove items which can be re-used within the DOE complex, b) remove tritium contaminated and activated systems for disposal, c) clear the test cell of hardware for future reuse, d) reclassify the D-site complex as a non-nuclear facility as defined in DOE Order 420.1 and e) provide data on the D&D of a large magnetic fusion facility