Isotopic enrichment of fuels for D-T fusion reactors
Isotopic enrichment scenarios using cryogenic distillation were developed for a near-term D-T burning fusion-reactor design (ETF) as well as for a commercial fusion-reactor design (STARFIRE). The analytical results of studies of spent-fuel reprocessing for ETF show that isotopic enrichment can be carried out to meet fuel-purity requirements by a system consisting of a 5-column distillation cascade and two chemical equilibrators. For STARFIRE, the analytical results show that, for a fixed number of columns and chemical equilibrators in a reprocessing syste, the compositions of the recycle streams depend strongly on whether the two fuel streams (plasma exhaust and blanket) are processed separately or mixed and then processed as a single stream.
- Research Organization:
- Argonne National Lab., IL (USA)
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-31-109-ENG-38
- OSTI ID:
- 6318645
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-810804-26; ON: DE83009033
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: National heat transfer conference, Milwaukee, WI, USA, 2 Aug 1981; Other Information: Portions are illegible in microfiche products
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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