Preparations for deuterium-tritium operations at TFTR

Author

Leonard, M.J. ; Alling, P. ; Blanchard, W. ; Camp, R. ; Gentile, C. ; Hosea, J. ; Hawryluk, R. ; LaMarche, P. ; Murphy, S. ; Pearson, G. ; Vannoy, C.

Author_Institution

Princeton Plasma Phys. Lab., NJ, USA

Volume

2

fYear

1993

fDate

11-15 Oct 1993

Firstpage

1016

Abstract

The TFTR research program is preparing to commence the first high fusion power experiments using deuterium-tritium fuel in the U.S. Fusion Program. TFTR project personnel are completing upgrades to TFTR´s engineered and administrative systems to support a safe and efficient transition from the earlier deuterium-deuterium (DD) operations to deuterium-tritium (DT) operations. This paper discusses the preparations that have been completed and those that are currently underway to achieve the project goal of high-powered deuterium-tritium plasmas

Keywords

fusion reactor fuel; fusion reactor operation; fusion reactor safety; legislation; tritium handling; D-T operation; DT; TFTR research program; Tokamak Fusion Test Reactor; deuterium-tritium operations; high fusion power experiments; high-powered deuterium-tritium plasmas; regulatory compliance; Fuels; Hazards; Laboratories; Personnel; Physics; Plasmas; Power engineering and energy; Safety; System testing; US Department of Energy;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Fusion Engineering, 1993., 15th IEEE/NPSS Symposium on

Conference_Location

Hyannis, MA

Print_ISBN

0-7803-1412-3

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/FUSION.1993.518496

Filename

518496