Tritium technology studies at the Tritium Systems Test Assembly

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

OSTI ID:7190514

Anderson, J L; Bartlit, J R

The Tritium Systems Test Assembly (TSTA) at the Los Alamos National Laboratory has been in operation with tritium since June 1984. Presently there are some 30 g of tritium in the main process loop. This 30 g has been sufficient to do a number of experiments involving the cryogenic distillation isotope separation systems. In January 1986, two major experiments were conducted. During these experiments the fuel cleanup system was interfaced, through the transfer pumping system with the isotope separation system, thus permitting testing on the integrated fuel processing loop. This integration of these systems means that of the TSTA subsystem only the vacuum system remains to be integrated into the TSTA fuel processing loop. In the period of June 1984 through May 1986, the TSTA system had processed approximately 10/sup 8/ Ci of tritium. Total tritium emissions to the environment over this period have been less than 3 Ci as elemental tritium and 2 Ci as tritium oxide. Personnel exposures during this period have totaled less than 100 person-mRem. To date, the development of tritium technology at TSTA has proceeded in progressive and orderly steps. In two years of operation with tritium, no major design flaws have been uncovered.

• Research Organization: Materials Science and Technology Div., Los Alamos National Lab., Los Alamos, NM 87545
• OSTI ID: 7190514
• 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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