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Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 13 | Number 1 | January 1988 | Pages 157-164
Technical Paper | Safety/Environmental Aspect | doi.org/10.13182/FST88-A25093
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The acceptability of each natural element as a constituent for fusion reactor materials has been determined for the purpose of limiting long-lived radioactivity, so that the material could be recycled or disposed of by near-surface burial. The results show that there is little incentive for optimizing the composition of steels for recycling. The development of a steel with an optimized composition that would allow reaching shallow land burial conditions even for the first wall is more interesting and feasible.