Safety and environmental considerations in the selection of fusion power plant design options

N.P. Taylor1
1Culham Science Centre, EURATOM UKAEA Fusion Association, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, UK

Tóm tắt

The neutron shielding provided by in-vessel components of a fusion power plant has an important influence on the safety and environmental performance. A number of issues related to the in-vessel shield design have been investigated, with a focus on waste minimization. Viable concepts have been identified to solve the conflict between low short-term decay heat and low long-term waste requirements, and for shields avoiding water coolant in plant designs employing beryllium neutron multiplier.

Từ khóa

#Safety #Power generation #Neutrons #Waste management #Waste heat #Coolants #Design optimization #Waste materials #Material storage #Magnetic materials

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