Overview of INEL fusion safety R & D facilities

Journal Article · Sun Jun 01 04:00:00 EDT 1997 · Journal of Fusion Energy

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1022525315645· OSTI ID:577079

McCarthy, K A; Smolik, G R; Anderl, R A ^[1]

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1. Idaho National Engineering Lab., ID (United States); and others

The Fusion Safety Program at the Idaho National Engineering Laboratory has the lead for fusion safety work in the United States. Over the years, the laboratory has developed several experimental facilities to provide data for fusion reactor safety analyses. There are four major experimental facilities that provide data for use in safety assessments. The Steam-Reactivity Measurement System measures hydrogen generation rates and tritium mobilization rates in high-temperature (up to 1200{degrees}C) fusion relevant materials exposed to steam. The Volatilization of Activation Product Oxides Reactor Facility provides information on mobilization and transport and chemical reactivity of fusion relevant materials at high temperature (up to 1200{degrees}C) in an oxidizing environment (air or steam). The Fusion Aerosol Source Test Facility is a scaled-up version of VAPOR. The ion-implantation/thermal-desorption system is dedicated to research into processes and phenomena associated with the interaction of hydrogen isotopes with fusion materials. In this paper the authors describe the capabilities of these facilities. 12 refs., 4 figs., 4 tabs.

• DOE Contract Number: AC07-94ID13223
• OSTI ID: 577079
• Journal Information: Journal of Fusion Energy, Journal Name: Journal of Fusion Energy Journal Issue: 1-2 Vol. 16; ISSN JFENDS; ISSN 0164-0313
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY
CHEMICAL REACTION KINETICS
IDAHO NATIONAL ENGINEERING LABORATORY
INTERSTITIAL HYDROGEN GENERATION
MOBILITY
OXIDATION
SAFETY ANALYSIS
STEAM
TEMPERATURE RANGE 0400-1000 K
TEMPERATURE RANGE 1000-4000 K
THERMONUCLEAR REACTOR MATERIALS
THERMONUCLEAR REACTORS
TRITIUM