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NWMO to select Canadian repository site this year
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Jack S. Watson, Clay E. Easterly, Johnnie B. Cannon, J. B. Talbot
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 12 | Number 3 | November 1987 | Pages 354-363
Technical Paper | Safety/Environmental Aspect | doi.org/10.13182/FST87-A25068
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Tritium releases from fusion reactors were estimated for normal (nonaccident) operating conditions. The STARFIRE reactor design was used as a reference case, but the effects of alternate design choices and conditions were also addressed. Potential environmental losses were examined for each of the major tritium handling systems. Estimates of ∼20 Ci/day were made for the 1000-MW(electric) reactor, with approximately equal portions coming from the gas handling systems (plasma, vacuum, and fuel systems) and from the coolant system.
