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Experimental demonstration of the HITEX process for fusion fuel clean-up

Journal Article · · Fusion Technology
OSTI ID:196703

The HITEX (High Temperature Isotopic Exchange) process has been proposed as a simple, reliable process to detritiate impurities in the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) exhaust flow. Experimental testing of the HITEX process has demonstrated decontamination factors of up to approx.10{sup 6} for a tritiated-methane impurity stream. Initial results investigating the effect of the hydrogen swamping ratio, gas recirculation rate, gas composition and initial tritium level on the system performance are reported. 3 refs., 4 figs., 1 tab.

OSTI ID:
196703
Report Number(s):
CONF-950506--
Journal Information:
Fusion Technology, Journal Name: Fusion Technology Journal Issue: 3 pt 1 Vol. 28; ISSN 0748-1896; ISSN FUSTE8
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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