The feasibility of recycling and clearance of active materials from fusion power plants

In order to minimize the quantity of active materials that require long-term storage, arising during operation and after fusion power plant decommissioning, maximum use should be made of both recycling within the nuclear industry and clearance. For the latter, revised limits have been recently issue...

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Published in:Journal of nuclear materials 2007-08, Vol.367, p.1355-1360
Main Authors: Zucchetti, M., El-Guebaly, L.A., Forrest, R.A., Marshall, T.D., Taylor, N.P., Tobita, K.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Applied sciences
Controled nuclear fusion plants
Energy
Energy. Thermal use of fuels
Exact sciences and technology
Installations for energy generation and conversion: thermal and electrical energy
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Summary:In order to minimize the quantity of active materials that require long-term storage, arising during operation and after fusion power plant decommissioning, maximum use should be made of both recycling within the nuclear industry and clearance. For the latter, revised limits have been recently issued at the international level and in the US and Europe. In this paper the implications for fusion materials of these new levels are considered. Concerning recycling, power plant studies have employed criteria based solely on radiological parameters. Reviews of remote procedures currently used within the nuclear industry suggest that these criteria have been unduly conservative and should be revised.
ISSN:0022-3115
1873-4820
DOI:10.1016/j.jnucmat.2007.03.248