Preliminary analysis of radiological hazards for the IGNITEX fusion ignition experiment

Author

Parish, T. ; Shofolu, B. ; Carrera, R. ; Hertel, N. ; Charbeneau, R. ; Klein, D. ; Fetter, S.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Nucl. Eng., Texas A&M Univ., College Station, TX, USA

fYear

1989

fDate

2-6 Oct 1989

Firstpage

724

Abstract

The Fusion Ignition Experiment (IGNITEX) has been recently proposed as a means of scientifically studying thermonuclear ignited plasmas. Special design characteristics of IGNITEX, the choice of structural materials, and the low fluence of the experiment considerably reduce the potential radiological hazards of such a research facility. The calculated results include estimates of radioactive material inventories, waste-disposal classifications, and downwind doses due to accidental releases. The vacuum wall and magnet structures qualify for categorization as class-B and class-A low-level wastes, respectively. Downwind doses due to accidental releases are generally in the barely detectable range

Keywords

fusion reactor materials; fusion reactor safety; fusion reactor theory and design; radioactive waste; waste disposal; IGNITEX fusion ignition experiment; accidental releases; class-A low-level wastes; class-B low-level wastes; fluence; magnet structures; radiological hazards; structural materials; thermonuclear ignited plasmas; vacuum wall; waste-disposal classifications; Coils; Copper; Hazards; Ignition; Magnetic flux; Neutrons; Nitrogen; Radioactive materials; Steel; Toroidal magnetic fields;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Fusion Engineering, 1989. Proceedings., IEEE Thirteenth Symposium on

Conference_Location

Knoxville, TN

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/FUSION.1989.102321

Filename

102321