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Fusion energy: Progress, partnerships, and the path to deployment
Over the past decade, fusion energy has moved decisively from scientific aspiration toward a credible pathway to a new energy technology. Thanks to long-term federal support, we have significantly advanced our fundamental understanding of plasma physics—the behavior of the superheated gases at the heart of fusion devices. This knowledge will enable the creation and control of fusion fuel under conditions required for future power plants. Our progress is exemplified by breakthroughs at the National Ignition Facility and the Joint European Torus.
R Haange, A Bell, C Caldwell-Nichols, A Dombra, C Gordon, J Gowman, E Groskopfs, J L Hemmerich, A Konstantellos, E Küssel, M Tschudin, K Walter
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 14 | Number 2 | September 1988 | Pages 461-465
Tritium Processing | Proceedings of the Third Topical Meeting on Tritium Technology in Fission, Fusion and Isotopic Applications (Toronto, Ontario, Canada, May 1-6, 1988) | doi.org/10.13182/FST88-A25175
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A fusion fuel processing system is being designed and will be installed at JET Joint Undertaking to allow plasma discharges in deuterium/tritium mixtures. The system receives the exhaust gases from the JET tokamak and after purification and isotopic separation, delivers pure protium, deuterium and tritium to the tokamak and subsystems. The design is based on a maximum daily throughput of 30 g tritium. The plant, located in a dedicated building, will include an exhaust detritiation as well as an impurity processing (detritiation) system. Operation of the plant is subject to statutory approvals, which require, among others, detailed safety reviews of subsystems as well as of the plant as a whole.