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Assessment of radiological releases to the environment from a fusion reactor power plant

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/6723380· OSTI ID:6723380
This report summarizes the expected tritium and activation-product inventories and presents an assessment of the potential radiological releases from a fusion reactor power plant, hypothetically located at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Routine tritium releases and the resulting dose assessment are discussed. Uncertainties associated with the conversion of tritium gas to tritium oxide and the global tritium cycling are evaluated. The difficulties of estimating releases of activated materials and the subsequent dose commitment are reviewed.
Research Organization:
Oak Ridge National Lab., TN (USA)
DOE Contract Number:
W-7405-ENG-26
OSTI ID:
6723380
Report Number(s):
ORNL/TM-6368
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English