1. Tritium processing for the European test blanket systems: Current status of the design and development strategy
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A. Aiello, Pattrick Calderoni, Yves Poitevin, Italo Ricapito, David Demange, Marco Utili, Utili, M., and Aiello, A.
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Nuclear physics ,Nuclear and High Energy Physics ,Light nucleus ,Nuclear Energy and Engineering ,Mechanical Engineering ,Nuclear engineering ,Iter tokamak ,Environmental science ,General Materials Science ,Current (fluid) ,Blanket ,Civil and Structural Engineering - Abstract
Tritium processing technologies of the two European Test Blanket Systems (TBS), HCLL (Helium Cooled Lithium Lead) and HCPB (Helium Cooled Pebble Bed), play an essential role in meeting the main objectives of the TBS experimental campaign in ITER. The compliancy with the ITER interface requirements, in terms of space availability, service fluids, limits on tritium release, constraints on maintenance, is driving the design of the TBS tritium processing systems. Other requirements come from the characteristics of the relevant TBM and the scientific programme that has to be developed and implemented. This paper identifies the main requirements for the design of the TBS tritium systems and equipment and, at the same time, provides an updated overview on the current design status, mainly focusing onto the tritium extractor from Pb-16Li and TBS tritium accountancy. Considerations are also given on the possible extrapolation to DEMO breeding blanket. © 2015, American Nuclear Society. All rights reserved.
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- 2015