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
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;
Conference_Titel :
Fusion Engineering, 2002. 19th Symposium on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7073-2
DOI :
10.1109/FUSION.2002.1027654
