DocumentCode
2152070
Title
Safety and environmental considerations in the selection of fusion power plant design options
Author
Taylor, Neill P.
Author_Institution
Culham Sci. Centre, EURATOM/UKAEA Fusion Assoc., Abingdon, UK
fYear
2002
fDate
2002
Firstpage
107
Lastpage
110
Abstract
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.
Keywords
fusion reactor design; fusion reactor materials; fusion reactor safety; radioactive waste; shielding; Be; environmental considerations; fusion power plant design options; in-vessel components; long-term waste requirements; neutron multiplier; neutron shielding; safety considerations; short-term decay heat; waste minimization; Coolants; Design optimization; Magnetic materials; Material storage; Neutrons; Power generation; Safety; Waste heat; Waste management; Waste materials;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Fusion Engineering, 2002. 19th Symposium on
Print_ISBN
0-7803-7073-2
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/FUSION.2002.1027654
Filename
1027654
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