Fusion Materials Irradiation Test (FMIT) facility lithium system: a design and development status
The design and development of the Fusion Materials Irradiation Test (FMIT) Facility lithium system is outlined. This unique liquid lithium recirculating system, the largest of its kind in the world, is described with emphasis on the liquid lithium target assembly and other important components necessary to provide lithium flow to the target. The operational status and role of the Experimental Lithium System (ELS) in the design of the FMIT lithium system are discussed. Safety aspects of operating the FMIT lithium system in a highly radioactive condition are described. Potential spillage of the lithium is controlled by cell liners, by argon flood systems and by remote maintenance features. Lithium chemistry is monitored and controlled by a side-stream loop, where impurities measured by instruments are collected by hot and cold traps.
- Research Organization:
- Hanford Engineering Development Lab., Richland, WA (USA)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC06-76FF02170
- OSTI ID:
- 6046093
- Report Number(s):
- HEDL-SA-2775-S; CONF-830406-58; ON: DE83012167
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: 5. topical meeting on technology of fusion energy, Knoxville, TN, USA, 26 Apr 1983
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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