ITER safety challenges and opportunities

Author

Piet, S.J.

Author_Institution

Idaho Nat. Eng. Lab., EG&G Idaho Inc., Idaho Falls, ID, USA

fYear

1991

fDate

30 Sep-3 Oct 1991

Firstpage

687

Abstract

The challenges for the ITER (International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor) in safety and environment are presented, along with some thoughts on how to overcome them. The first programmatic challenge is to fund a comprehensive safety and environmental ITER R&D plan. The second is to strengthen safety and environment work and personnel in the international team. The third is to establish an external consultant group to advise the ITER Joint Team on how to meet safety requirements for siting by any of the parties. The first of three key technical challenges is plasma engineering. The second is the divertor. The third technical challenge is optimization of design requirements. Fuel cycle design requirements are presently too strict, mandating inappropriate T separation from H and D. Heat sink requirements are presently too lax; they should be strengthened to ensure that maximum loss-of-coolant accident temperatures drop

Keywords

accidents; fusion reactor fuel; fusion reactor safety; fusion reactor theory and design; tritium handling; ITER; International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor; T separation; design requirements; divertor; environment work; fuel cycle design; fusion safety; heat sinks; loss-of-coolant accident; plasma engineering; safety challenges; Fuels; Fusion reactors; Hazards; Physics; Plasma chemistry; Plasma temperature; Power generation; Research and development; Safety; Steady-state;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Fusion Engineering, 1991. Proceedings., 14th IEEE/NPSS Symposium on

Conference_Location

San Diego, CA

Print_ISBN

0-7803-0132-3

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/FUSION.1991.218754

Filename

218754