Tritium breeding and activation in the cascade reactor
Tritium breeding and activation in the cascade reactor
Cascade is an inertial fusion reactor that uses circulating Li/sub 2/O pellets as a coolant and tritium breeding medium. The pellets flow through a horizontal rotating vessel, and they are held against the vessel wall by centrifugal force. Three wall designs were considered: a steel shell and a SiC shell prestressed by Al or steel cables. The nuclear heating, tritium breeding ration, afterheat, inhalation biological hazard potential, and shallow land burial index were calculated for each configuration. Tritium breeding is more than adequate (1.35). Spray cooling of the wall exterior will be required during operation, but thermal radiation heat removal will be sufficient after shutdown. Allowable release fractions during an accident are higher than in comparable designs. Disposal of activated components by shallow land burial is feasible. Hands-on maintenance of the SiC/Al wall will be possible if it is moved away from the reflector.
- University of North Texas United States
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Alkali Metal Compounds, Odd-Even Nuclei, Design, Beta Decay Radioisotopes, Breeding, Tritium, Heating, Beta-Minus Decay Radioisotopes, Hydrogen Isotopes, Isotopes, Radioactive Waste Disposal, Waste Management, Radiation Hazards, Thermonuclear Reactor Walls, 700201 -- Fusion Power Plant Technology-- Blanket Engineering, Laser Fusion Reactors, Aluminium, Light Nuclei, Lithium Oxides, Reactor Components, Silicon Carbides, Radioisotopes, Nuclear Fuel Conversion, Coolants, Radiation Heating, Hazards, Waste Disposal, Silicon Compounds, Oxides, Thermonuclear Reactors, Radioactivation, Elements, Nuclei, Carbon Compounds, Management, First Wall, Years Living Radioisotopes 700208* -- Fusion Power Plant Technology-- Inertial Confinement Technology, Health Hazards, Metals, Accidents, Lithium Compounds, Breeding Blankets, 70 Plasma Physics And Fusion Technology, Carbides, Oxygen Compounds, Chalcogenides
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