Abstract
As a licensed nuclear facility, ITER must limit the
in-vessel tritium (T) retention to reduce the risks of
potential release during accidents, the inventory limit
being set at 1. kg. Simulations and extrapolations from
existing experiments indicate that T-retention in ITER
will mainly be driven by co-deposition with beryllium
(Be) eroded from the first wall, with co-deposits forming
mainly in the divertor region but also possibly on the
first wall itself. A pulsed Laser-Induced Desorption
(LID) system, called Tritium Monitor, is being designed
to locally measure the T-retention in co-deposits forming
on the inner divertor baffle of ITER. Regarding tritium
removal, the baseline strategy is to perform baking of
the plasma-facing components, at 513. K for the FW and
623. K for the divertor. Both baking and laser desorption
rely on the thermal desorption of tritium from the
surface, the efficiency of which remains unclear for
thick (and possibly impure) co-deposits. This
contribution reports on the results of TMAP7 studies of
this efficiency for ITER-relevant deposits.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 267-272 |
| Journal | Nuclear Materials and Energy |
| Volume | 12 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Aug 2017 |
| MoE publication type | A1 Journal article-refereed |
UN SDGs
This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
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SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy
Keywords
- Tritium retention
- ITER
- divertor
- outgassing
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