The safety designs for the TITAN reversed-field pinch reactor study

• Published in: Fusion engineering and design 1989, Vol.10, p.447-453
• Main Authors: Wong, C.P.C., Grotz, S.P., Blanchard, J., Cheng, E.T., Sharafat, S., Creedon, R.L., Hoot, C.G., Najmabadi, F., Schultz, K.R.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: design; safety
• ISSN: 0920-3796; 1873-7196
• DOI: 10.1016/0920-3796(89)90090-2

TITAN is a study to investigate the potential of the reversed-field pinch concept as a compact, high-power density energy system. Two reactor concepts were developed, a self-cooled lithium design with vanadium structure and an aqueous solution loop-in-pool design, both operating at 18 MW/m 2. The key safety features of the TITAN-I lithium-vanadium blanket design are in material selection, fusion power core configuration selection, lithium piping connections, and passive lithium drain tank system. Based on these safety features and results from accident evaluation, TITAN-I can at least be rated at a level 3 of safety assurance. For the TITAN-II aqueous loop-in-pool design, the key passive feature is the complete submersion of the fusion power core and the corresponding primary coolant loop system into a pool of low temperature water. Based on this key safety design feature, the TITAN-II design can be rated at a level 2 of safety assurance.