TRICHECO tritium chemistry compatibility: tritium production and extraction from ceramic materials facility-installation at TRIGA RC-1 ENEA C.R.E. Casaccia reactor-feasibility and theoretical evaluation

In the framework of collaboration between ENEA and Canadian Fuels Fusion Technology (CFFTP), the TRIGA Operating Exercise Staff (ENEA-Servizi Technologici) designed a facility named TRICHECO. This facility permits tritium process production and extraction from ceramic materials in view of the European research engagement. This research is developed in order to choose the breeder of the next fusion reactor. The ENEA solution is possible with the TRIGA RC-1 1-MW reactor, and safety requirements and technological consequences are characteristic of this plant. A mathematical model simulating the entire process was also adopted for the reactor