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Title: Importance of shield design in minimizing radioactive-material inventory in tokamaks

Abstract

An optimization study is carried out for the outboard bulk shielding of the STARFIRE reactor. The optimization criteria used include: (1) reactor accessibility shortly after shutdown; (2) minimization of high-level long-term induced activation; and (3) radiation protection of reactor components. It is shown that with a 1.1 m-thick shield, the biological dose inside the reactor room decreases to approx. 1.5 mrem/h within 24 h after shutdown. It is also shown that more than 90% of the total mass of the radioactive material inventory in STARFIRE has a high potential for recycling within 30 to 50 yr after component replacement or reactor decommissioning.

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Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Argonne National Lab., IL (USA)
OSTI Identifier:
6186850
Report Number(s):
CONF-801011-85
ON: DE81023917; TRN: 81-013062
DOE Contract Number:  
W-31-109-ENG-38
Resource Type:
Conference
Resource Relation:
Conference: 4. ANS topical meeting on the technology of controlled nuclear fusion, King of Prussia, PA, USA, 14 Oct 1980
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY; SHIELDING; DESIGN; STARFIRE TOKAMAK; NEUTRON REACTIONS; OPTIMIZATION; RADIOACTIVATION; SAFETY; BARYON REACTIONS; HADRON REACTIONS; NUCLEAR REACTIONS; NUCLEON REACTIONS; THERMONUCLEAR REACTORS; TOKAMAK TYPE REACTORS; 700209* - Fusion Power Plant Technology- Component Development & Materials Testing

Citation Formats

Jung, J, and Abdou, M. Importance of shield design in minimizing radioactive-material inventory in tokamaks. United States: N. p., 1980. Web.
Jung, J, & Abdou, M. Importance of shield design in minimizing radioactive-material inventory in tokamaks. United States.
Jung, J, and Abdou, M. 1980. "Importance of shield design in minimizing radioactive-material inventory in tokamaks". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/6186850.
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abstractNote = {An optimization study is carried out for the outboard bulk shielding of the STARFIRE reactor. The optimization criteria used include: (1) reactor accessibility shortly after shutdown; (2) minimization of high-level long-term induced activation; and (3) radiation protection of reactor components. It is shown that with a 1.1 m-thick shield, the biological dose inside the reactor room decreases to approx. 1.5 mrem/h within 24 h after shutdown. It is also shown that more than 90% of the total mass of the radioactive material inventory in STARFIRE has a high potential for recycling within 30 to 50 yr after component replacement or reactor decommissioning.},
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year = {Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1980},
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