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Pacific Fusion pulsed-power facility to host external users
Concept art of Pacific Fusion’s demonstration system. (Image: Pacific Fusion)
Pacific Fusion is preparing to start construction on a pulsed-power inertial fusion facility in New Mexico, and today the company announced it is seeking expressions of interest from researchers in industry, academia, and government who may want to run experiments at the facility.
Jaroslav Stoklasa, Jan Hrbek, Lucie Karásková Nenadálová, Bence Mészáros, Mykhaylo Paukov
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 80 | Number 3 | April-May 2024 | Pages 311-320
Research Article | doi.org/10.1080/15361055.2023.2259227
Articles are hosted by Taylor and Francis Online.
This study evaluates the types of waste generated by tritium during nuclear fusion. Some methods of reprocessing and decontaminating solid waste using thermal processes are evaluated, and the advantages and disadvantages of different methods are compared. The high-temperature technology selected for this study is intended for use in the EU DEMO project in the area where waste from nuclear fusion reactions is processed. Safety and environmental concerns around the technology are evaluated. The potential for detritiation of solid wastes of various sizes are investigated. The study’s focus is on wastes comprising mostly tungsten dust grains of various sizes. The possibilities and rationale for the use of high-temperature technologies are investigated. Tests conducted focus primarily on tungsten waste in powder form in various atmospheres. Problems related to the induction heating and melting of metals and nonmetals are addressed.