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Fusion research tackles fuel and instrumentation challenges
Three research groups are reporting fusion-related developments, including ongoing work toward spin-polarized fusion, a new plasma diagnostic tool heading to the National Ignition Facility, and a materials science project that could impact the design of inertial confinement fusion fuel targets.
Youshi Zeng, Wenguan Liu, Wei Liu, Guanghua Wang, Yuan Qian, Nan Qian, Xiaoling Wu, Yu Huang, Shengwei Wu
Nuclear Technology | Volume 205 | Number 4 | April 2019 | Pages 582-591
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.1080/00295450.2018.1507200
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In the Thorium-Based Molten Salt Reactor (TMSR), tritium is produced at a high rate, which results in huge difficulties regarding tritium control. Tritium distributions in a 2-MW liquid-fueled molten salt experimental reactor (TMSR-LF1) were simulated with the TMSR–Tritium Transport Analysis Code (TTAC) (TMSR-TTAC) that was developed for analysis of tritium behaviors in the TMSR. The simulation for normal operation showed that about 60% of the tritium would permeate through the metal walls of the system, 25% of the tritium was removed by the purge gas system, and 15% of the tritium was absorbed on the core graphite. In addition, the effects on tritium distribution of the chemical-redox potential in fuel salt, the tritium permeation behavior through the metal walls, and various tritium removal methods in the TMSR-LF1 have also been simulated. The simulation results based on those conditions are analyzed in this paper to improve the knowledge of tritium behavior in the TMSR-LF1 and to provide reliable methods and strategies for tritium control in the TMSR system.