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60 Years of U: Perspectives on resources, demand, and the evolving role of nuclear energy
Recent years have seen growing global interest in nuclear energy and rising confidence in the sector. For the first time since the early 2000s, there is renewed optimism about the industry’s future. This change is driven by several major factors: geopolitical developments that highlight the need for secure energy supplies, a stronger focus on resilient energy systems, national commitments to decarbonization, and rising demand for clean and reliable electricity.
D. F. Holland, J.E. Koonce, O. K. Kveton, M. Enoeda
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 28 | Number 3 | October 1995 | Pages 865-870
Tritium Safety | 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-A30513
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The design of the ITER tritium systems must ensure that the public is protected from operational and accidental tritium release and that worker exposures are minimized. The ITER public exposure limits are consistent with international recommendations and the As Low As Reasonably Achievable (ALARA) concept is being implemented. We describe design approaches that will allow us to achieve these objectives. Although the design is still in its early stages, we have estimated the tritium flows and inventories and have started the safety analysis. Operational and accidental releases from ITER have not yet been determined, but we have used experience from other facilities to estimate ITER releases.