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DOE announces NEPA exclusion for advanced reactors
The Department of Energy has announced that it is establishing a categorical exclusion for the application of National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) procedures to the authorization, siting, construction, operation, reauthorization, and decommissioning of advanced nuclear reactors.
According to the DOE, this significant change, which goes into effect today, “is based on the experience of DOE and other federal agencies, current technologies, regulatory requirements, and accepted industry practice.”
J. Koonce, H. Yoshida, O. Kveton, H. Horikiri, R. Haange
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 28 | Number 3 | October 1995 | Pages 630-635
Tritium Processing | Proceedings of the Fifth Topical Meeting on Tritium Technology in Fission, Fusion, and Isotopic Applications Belgirate, Italy May 28-June 3, 1995 | doi.org/10.13182/FST95-A30474
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The Tritium Plant design for the ITER Engineering Design Activity (EDA) phase is based on the results of almost 20 years of development effort in support of tritium processing and handling as part of the fusion energy program. During this period there have been many evaluations, investigations, and proposals for tritium processing. This paper presents an overview of the planned design for Torus Exhaust Processing and Hydrogen Storage Systems, including plant layout, and equipment arrangements. Process selection and system design are based on using proven technologies, where available, with emphasis on safety, practical application, reliability, and minimization of tritium inventory. The basis for selection of permeation, instead of the Conceptual Design [1] cryogenic sorption, for initial separation of hydrogen from impurities is highlighted. The importance of continuing and future development activities, including demonstration of the integrated exhaust processing system is also presented.