Occupational radiation exposures at a fusion power station
Journal Article
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· Nucl. Technol./Fusion; (United States)
OSTI ID:5591690
Fusion power stations utilizing the deuteriumtritium reaction may not result in significantly different occupational radiation exposures than are obtained currently at light water reactor (LWR) stations, even with modest advances in remote control technology. The primary reasons for this observation follow. Mobile activation products will be generated at about twice the rate of LWRs. A significantly greater amount of work in elevated radiation zones is associated with repair and maintenance of not only the blanket and first wall, but also the large number of diagnostic and auxiliary systems required for fusion that are not required for fission. The prevalence of tritium throughout most of the reactor complex and the fuels and materials cycle. Very few specific numbers can be estimated with reasonable certainty at present; however, the general picture of occupational hazards at fusion reactors is slowly taking a rough form.
- Research Organization:
- Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Health and Safety Research Division, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37830
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-26
- OSTI ID:
- 5591690
- Journal Information:
- Nucl. Technol./Fusion; (United States), Journal Name: Nucl. Technol./Fusion; (United States) Vol. 2:4; ISSN NTFUD
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY
700200* -- Fusion Energy-- Fusion Power Plant Technology
BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BREEDING BLANKETS
COMPARATIVE EVALUATIONS
CONTROL
D-T REACTORS
DOSES
FIRST WALL
HAZARDS
HEALTH HAZARDS
HYDROGEN ISOTOPES
ISOTOPES
LIGHT NUCLEI
MAINTENANCE
NUCLEI
ODD-EVEN NUCLEI
POWER PLANTS
RADIATION DOSES
RADIOISOTOPES
REACTOR COMPONENTS
REACTOR MAINTENANCE
REMOTE CONTROL
REPAIR
THERMONUCLEAR POWER PLANTS
THERMONUCLEAR REACTOR WALLS
THERMONUCLEAR REACTORS
TRITIUM
WORKING CONDITIONS
YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
700200* -- Fusion Energy-- Fusion Power Plant Technology
BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BREEDING BLANKETS
COMPARATIVE EVALUATIONS
CONTROL
D-T REACTORS
DOSES
FIRST WALL
HAZARDS
HEALTH HAZARDS
HYDROGEN ISOTOPES
ISOTOPES
LIGHT NUCLEI
MAINTENANCE
NUCLEI
ODD-EVEN NUCLEI
POWER PLANTS
RADIATION DOSES
RADIOISOTOPES
REACTOR COMPONENTS
REACTOR MAINTENANCE
REMOTE CONTROL
REPAIR
THERMONUCLEAR POWER PLANTS
THERMONUCLEAR REACTOR WALLS
THERMONUCLEAR REACTORS
TRITIUM
WORKING CONDITIONS
YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES