Activation of building air in a Tokamak Engineering Test Facility

Technical Report · Mon Sep 01 00:00:00 EDT 1980

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/6894582· OSTI ID:6894582

Leonard, Jr, B R; Perry, R T

The production of radionuclides by neutron reactions in the building air of a conceptual Tokamak Engineering Test Facility has been calculated. The short-lived radionuclides /sup 13/N, /sup 16/N and /sup 41/Ar are all found to greatly exceed their maximum permissable concentration values. Longer-lived radionuclides /sup 3/H, /sup 14/C and /sup 39/Ar are also found to be produced in significant concentrations. The present results are compared with values calculated for three other fusion devices; TFTR, INS, and FMIT. These comparisons show that the ETF can be a prolific producer of activated air.

• Research Organization: Battelle Pacific Northwest Labs., Richland, WA (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AP07-79ID00020
• OSTI ID: 6894582
• Report Number(s): PNL-3124; TRN: 80-018472
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY
TOKAMAK TYPE REACTORS
CONTAMINATION
RADIOACTIVITY
AIR
ARGON 39
ARGON 41
CARBON 14
CONTAINMENT
NEUTRON REACTIONS
NITROGEN 13
NITROGEN 16
TRITIUM
ARGON ISOTOPES
BARYON REACTIONS
BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BETA-PLUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
CARBON ISOTOPES
ELECTRON CAPTURE RADIOISOTOPES
EVEN-EVEN NUCLEI
EVEN-ODD NUCLEI
FLUIDS
GASES
HADRON REACTIONS
HOURS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
HYDROGEN ISOTOPES
INTERMEDIATE MASS NUCLEI
ISOTOPES
LIGHT NUCLEI
MINUTES LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
NITROGEN ISOTOPES
NUCLEAR REACTIONS
NUCLEI
NUCLEON REACTIONS
ODD-EVEN NUCLEI
ODD-ODD NUCLEI
RADIOISOTOPES
SECONDS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
THERMONUCLEAR REACTORS
YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
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