2013 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Stand-alone type fusion reactor concept with no transport of radioactive materials due to the commissionnig scenario without the initial tritium loading
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23760820
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Research Field |
Nuclear fusion studies
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| Research Institution | Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry |
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Principal Investigator |
HIWATARI Ryoji 一般財団法人電力中央研究所, 原子力技術研究所, 主任研究員 (40371348)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2011 – 2013
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| Keywords | 核融合エネルギー / トリチウム / トカマク燃料サイクル / 炉心プラズマ / プラントシステム解析 / 初期装荷トリチウム |
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| Research Abstract |
In the present development of fusion energy, deuterium and tritium are the fuel. Since the tritium is a radionuclide, tritium doesn't exist as the natural resources. That is why securing the initial tritium is one of the critical issues. Here, we proposed a commissioning method without the initial tritium load in a fusion reactor, in which deuterium-deuterium fusion reaction is utilized to breed the tritium, step by step. The operation method for that commissioning method with the initial tritium load is investigated in detail, and its optimization is discussed to shorten the commissioning period and to contribute the solution of the critical issue of securing the initial tritium.
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