This book focuses on tritium as a fuel for fusion reactors and a next-generation energy source. Following an introduction of tritium as a hydrogen radioisotope, important issues involved in establishing safe and economical tritium fuel cycles including breeding for a fusion reactor are summarized; these include the handling of large amounts of tritium: confinement, leakage, contamination, permeation, regulation and tritium accountancy, and impacts on surrounding areas. Targeting and encouraging the students and technicians who will design and operate fusion reactors in the near future, this book offers a valuable resource on tritium science and technology.
Author(s): Tetsuo Tanabe (ed.)
Edition: 1
Publisher: Springer
Year: 2016
Language: English
Pages: 365
Tags: Energy Systems;Nuclear Engineering;Physics of Energy Technology;Quality Control, Reliability, Safety and Risk;Environmental Management
Front Matter....Pages i-xii
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Introduction of a Nuclear Fusion Reactor....Pages 3-25
Characteristics of Tritium....Pages 27-48
Fuel Flow and Balance in a D–T Fusion Reactor....Pages 49-71
Burning Plasma....Pages 73-92
Behavior of Fuels in Reactor....Pages 93-115
Front Matter....Pages 117-117
Tritium Fueling System....Pages 119-135
Tritium Measurement I—Tritium in Gas, Liquid, and Solid....Pages 137-164
Tritium Measurement II—Tritium in Plasma....Pages 165-205
Permeation and Permeation Barrier....Pages 207-229
Contamination and Decontamination....Pages 231-241
Isotope Separation System (ISS)....Pages 243-256
Evaluation Method of Tritium Breeding Ratio Using Neutron Transport Equation....Pages 257-272
Recovery of Tritium Bred in Blanket....Pages 273-294
Front Matter....Pages 295-295
Safety Confinement System....Pages 297-329
Behavior of Tritium Released to the Environment....Pages 331-356
Back Matter....Pages 357-365
