Preliminary analysis of the safety and environmental impact of the Tritium Systems Test Assembly

Conference · Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1980

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/0020-708X(80)90288-4· OSTI ID:5466557

Carlson, R V; Jalbert, R A

The Tritium Systems Test Assembly (TSTA) is a facility dedicated to the development of technologies associated with the D-T fuel cycle of future fusion reactors while demonstrating that TSTA can be operated safely with no significant losses to the environment. During the initial design stage of TSTA, a safety analysis was performed which investigated the effects of major subsystem component failure, the meteorology and seismicity of the site and their possible effect on the facility, and accident scenarios which result in tritium releases. Major releases of tritium to the environment are considered highly improbable since they require a compound failure of primary and secondary containment, along with either a breach of the building or a failure of the Emergency Tritium Cleanup system. Accidental releases caused by natural phenomena (earthquake, tornado, etc.) are considered highly improbable (< 10/sup -0//yr).

• Research Organization: Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-36
• OSTI ID: 5466557
• Report Number(s): LA-UR-80-1249; CONF-800427-7; TRN: 80-009253
• Resource Relation: Journal Volume: 31; Journal Issue: 8; Conference: Tritium technology in fission, fusion, and isotopic application, Dayton, OH, USA, 29 Apr 1980
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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