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Modeling of Tritium Retention in TFTR

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/2683· OSTI ID:2683
The Tokamak Fusion Test Reactor (TFTR) tritium retention experience is reviewed and the data related to models of plasma surface interactions. Over 3.5 years of TFTR deuterium-tritium operations, approximately 51% of the tritium injected into TFTR was retained in the torus. Most of this was subsequently recovered by glow discharges and air ventilation. Co-deposition rates for representative conditions in tritium operation were modeled with the BBQ code. The calculations indicate that known erosion mechanisms and subsequent co-deposition are sufficient to account for the order of magnitude of retention.
Research Organization:
Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL), Princeton, NJ
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Energy Research (ER)
DOE Contract Number:
AC02-76CH03073
OSTI ID:
2683
Report Number(s):
PPPL-3311; ON: DE00002683
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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