Radiological impact of an intense fusion economy

T. Hamacher; Riitta Korhonen; K. Aquilonius; H. Cabal; B. Hallberg; Y. Lechón; S. Lepicard; R.M. Sáez; T. Schneider; D. Ward

doi:10.1016/S0920-3796(01)00544-0

Radiological impact of an intense fusion economy

T. Hamacher^*
, Riitta Korhonen
, K. Aquilonius
, H. Cabal
, B. Hallberg
, Y. Lechón
, S. Lepicard
, R.M. Sáez
, T. Schneider
, D. Ward

^*Corresponding author for this work

VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland

Max-Planck-Institut für Plasmaphysik (IPP)
VTT (former employee or external)
Studsvik Eco & Safety AB
Centro de Investigaciones Energéticas, Medioambientales y Tecnológicas (CIEMAT)
Centre d’étude sur l’Evaluation de la Protection dans le domaine Nucléaire
United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA)

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Abstract

The radiological impact of an intense fusion economy, a 1000 GW operating capacity for a 1000 years, were investigated regarding the isotopes 14C and tritium. Both isotopes participate in global material cycles, the carbon and the water cycle. If a retention time of 10 000 years is assumed for the stored waste, 14C emissions from the repositories dominate the radiation impacts. While the cumulated collective doses over a long term period are rather high and according to the discount rate selected would lead to significant external costs, the individual doses are small compared with the doses associated with the natural background radiation.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1037-1042
Journal	Fusion Engineering and Design
Volume	58-59
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0920-3796(01)00544-0
Publication status	Published - 2001
MoE publication type	A1 Journal article-refereed
Event	21st Symposium on Fusion Technology, SOFT-21 - Madrid, Spain Duration: 11 Sept 2000 → 15 Sept 2000

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