Self-pumping impurity control

Patent · Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1991

OSTI ID:875281

Brooks, Jeffrey N. ^[1]; Mattas, Richard F. ^[2]

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1. Darien, IL
2. Downers Grove, IL

Apparatus for removing the helium ash from a fusion reactor having a D-T plasma comprises a helium trapping site within the reactor plasma confinement device, said trapping site being formed of a trapping material having negligible helium solubility and relatively high hydrogen solubility; and means for depositing said trapping material on said site at a rate sufficient to prevent saturation of helium trapping.

• Research Organization: Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• DOE Contract Number: W-31109-ENG-38
• Assignee: United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)
• Patent Number(s): H000984
• Application Number: 07/324999
• OSTI ID: 875281
• Resource Relation: Patent File Date: 1989 Mar 17
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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