Efficiency of thermal outgassing for tritium retention measurement and removal in ITER

  • G. De Temmerman
  • , M.J. Baldwin
  • , D. Anthoine
  • , K. Heinola
  • , A. Jan
  • , I. Jepu
  • , Jari Likonen
  • , C.P. Lungu
  • , C. Porosnicu
  • , R.A. Pitts

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    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 languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)267-272
    JournalNuclear Materials and Energy
    Volume12
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 1 Aug 2017
    MoE publication typeA1 Journal article-refereed

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    Keywords

    • Tritium retention
    • ITER
    • divertor
    • outgassing

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