Process to recover tritium from fusion fuel cycle impurities

Conference · Sat Nov 01 04:00:00 EST 1986 · Fusion Technol.; (United States)

OSTI ID:7190472

Penzhorn, R D; Glugla, M

Based upon experimental results of the catalytic decomposition of ammonia and methane into the elements, a three step process is under development for D,T recycling of the effluent gas of the main fusion reactor exhaust gas purification system. The process is designed for operation at comparatively low temperatures in order to minimize tritium permeation losses. A reduction in solid radioactive waste is achieved by the employment of catalytic cracking reactions. The high purity D,T produced may be fed directly into the isotope separation system. By process optimization sufficiently high decontamination factors of the waste gas seem possible.

• Research Organization: Kernforschungszentrum Karlsruhe, P.O. Box 36 40, D-7500 Karlsruhe
• OSTI ID: 7190472
• Report Number(s): CONF-860652-
• Conference Information: Journal Name: Fusion Technol.; (United States) Journal Volume: 10:3
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
CATALYTIC CRACKING
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
CLEANING
CRACKING
DATA ANALYSIS
DECOMPOSITION
DECONTAMINATION
DEUTERIUM
DIFFUSION
EXHAUST GASES
FLUIDS
FUEL CYCLE
GASEOUS WASTES
GASES
HYDROGEN ISOTOPES
IMPURITIES
ISOTOPE SEPARATION
ISOTOPES
LIGHT NUCLEI
MANAGEMENT
MATERIALS
NUCLEI
ODD-EVEN NUCLEI
ODD-ODD NUCLEI
PROCESSING
PURIFICATION
PYROLYSIS
RADIOACTIVE EFFLUENTS
RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS
RADIOACTIVE WASTE PROCESSING
RADIOACTIVE WASTES
RADIOISOTOPES
RECOVERY
RECYCLING
RESEARCH PROGRAMS
SEPARATION PROCESSES
SOLID WASTES
STABLE ISOTOPES
TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE
THERMOCHEMICAL PROCESSES
THERMONUCLEAR REACTORS
TRITIUM
TRITIUM RECOVERY
WASTE MANAGEMENT
WASTE PROCESSING
WASTES
YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES