Environmental effects of fusion power plants part III; Potential radiological impact of environmental releases

Journal Article · Fri Sep 01 04:00:00 EDT 1989 · Fusion Technology; (USA)

OSTI ID:5006283

Easterly, C E; Hill, G S; Cannon, J B ^[1]

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1. Oak Ridge National Lab., TN (USA)

The authors discuss releases of tritium and activation products from a reference fusion reactor under normal operating conditions evaluated for the radiation doses to local and global populations. Maximum annual total body dose commitment from all sources of effluents to an individual at the plant boundary is 0.5 mrems. The annual total body dose commitment from all effluents to the population of 1 million persons living within 80 km of the plant is 7 person-rems. These exposures are small fractions of the doses resulting from existing background radiation. Global doses due to tritium and /sup 14/C releases from the reference fusion reactor are small fractions of doses resulting from naturally occurring tritium and /sup 14/C.

• OSTI ID: 5006283
• Journal Information: Fusion Technology; (USA), Journal Name: Fusion Technology; (USA) Vol. 16:2; ISSN 0748-1896; ISSN FUSTE
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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