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Tritium experience in the Tokamak Fusion Test Reactor

Conference ·
OSTI ID:304157
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  1. Princeton Univ., NJ (United States). Princeton Plasma Physics Lab.
  2. Argonne National Lab., IL (United States)
  3. Oak Ridge National Lab., TN (United States)

Tritium management is a key enabling element in fusion technology. Tritium fuel was used in 3.5 years of successful deuterium-tritium (D-T) operations in the Tokamak Fusion Test Reactor (TFTR) at the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory. The D-T campaign enabled TFTR to explore the transport, alpha physics, and MHD stability of a reactor core. It also provided experience with tritium retention and removal that highlighted the importance of these issues in future D-T machines. In this paper, the authors summarize the tritium retention and removal experience in TFTR and its implications for future reactors.

Research Organization:
Princeton Univ., Princeton Plasma Physics Lab., NJ (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Energy Research, Washington, DC (United States)
DOE Contract Number:
AC02-76CH03073
OSTI ID:
304157
Report Number(s):
PPPL-CFP--3030; CONF-980922--; ON: DE98057914
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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