ORE Assessment Due to ACP in the PHTS of the Point Design Phase of the ITER Project

The work presented here dealt with the revision and the updating of the ORE (Occupational Radiation Exposure) assessment for the ITER PHTS (Primary Heat Transfer System). The data used come from the Point Design Documents and refers to the ITER design of the first half of 1996. The MCNP computer code was adopted to perform the shielding calculation. In addition, an accurate approach to evaluate the photon flux during maintenance and inspection activities was followed and recently published photon-flux-to-dose-rate conversion factors were applied to obtain the corresponding dose rate. The ACP inventory was taken from the relevant calculation performed with the PACTOLE code for the Point Design. A special ACP calculation was performed for each PHTS circuit and the related results are used in the respective dose rate calculations. The collective dose for the main activities performed to maintain the PHTS components is reported. The dose result for each activity type is shown and the comparison with a reference fission plant is discussed.     

Using the tritium plasma experiment to evaluate ITER PFC safety

The Tritium Plasma Experiment was assembled at Sandia National Laboratories, Livermore and is being moved to the Tritium Systems Test Assembly facility at Los Alamos National Laboratory to investigate interactions between dense plasmas at low energies and plasma-facing component materials. This apparatus has the unique capabilty of replicating plasma conditions in a tokamak divertor with particle flux densities of 2 × 10²³ ions/m².s and a plasma temperature of about 15 eV using a plasma that includes tritium. An experimental program has been initiated using the Tritium Plasma Experiment to examine safety issues related to tritium in plasma-facing components, particularly the ITER divertor. Those issues include tritium retention and release characteristics, tritium permeation rates and transient times to coolant streams, surface modification and erosion by the plasma, the effects of thermal loads and cycling, and particulate production. An industrial consortium led by McDonnell Douglas will design and fabricate the test fixtures.Prepared for the U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Energy Research under DOE Idaho Field Office Contract DE-AC07-76ID01570.     

Doses from accidental releases of tritium and activation products into the atmosphere

In view of public acceptance and the licensing procedure of projected fusion reactors, the release of tritium and activation products during normal operation as well as after accidents is a significant safety aspect. Calculations have been performed under accidental conditions for unit releases of corrosion products from water coolant loops, of first wall erosion products including different coating materials, and of tritium in its chemical form of tritiated water (HTO). Dose assessments during normal operation have been performed for corrosion products from first wall primary coolant loop and for tritium in both chemical forms (HT/HTO). The two accident consequence assessment (ACA) codes UFOTRI and COSYMA have been applied for the deterministic dose calculations with nearly the same input variables and for several radiological source terms. Furthermore, COSYMA and NORMTRI have been applied for routine release scenarios. The paper analyzes the radioation doses to individuals and the population resulting from the different materials assumed to be released in the environment.D.T.I. Dr. Trippe Ing. GmbH, Karlsruhe.     

压水堆核电站一回路活化腐蚀产物源项控制措施探讨

材料替代和一回路水化学控制是降低活化腐蚀产物源项的主要措施。本文介绍M310、AP1000和EPR三种压水堆核电站一回路水化学优化情况,比较三种压水堆一回路活化腐蚀产物源项,分析探讨水化学优化对源项降低的影响,最后对国内压水堆核电站一回路水化学优化提出建议。     

SEAFP Modeling of Accident Sequences, Source Terms, and Public Doses

Within the European Safety and Environmental Assessment of Fusion Power (SEAFP), off-site public doses were assessed for representative hypothetical worst case fusion power station accident sequences driven by in-plant energies, without taking credit for any active safety measures. In this paper, in order to illustrate the calculations performed in SEAFP, the calculational sequence is described for one accident scenario. This is a major in-vessel LOCA. Several sources of active material are mobilized following the LOCA, and are transported across successive containment barriers as the accident evolves, with a small fraction of the source inventory eventually reaching the environment. Using conservative assumptions, modeling of thermo-fluid-mechanics, heat transfer, mobilization, transport, aerosol phenomena, and atmospheric dispersal and dilution, were used to determine several measures of public dose exposure. Calculations for other accident scenarios, performed within SEAFP, are not described in detail in this paper, but are commented on. The calculations indicate that maximum public doses would be well below levels at which emergency intervention would be required.     

ITER中国液态锂铅实验包层模块活化特性分析与废料处理

使用中子学程序系统VisualBUS和活化数据库EAF-99对DFLL-TBM的高级子模块DLL-TBM的活化特性进行了计算和分析,包括DLL-TBM各部件在不同停堆时间的活度、衰变余热和剂量率.活化计算所需要的三维中子能谱通过MCNP/4C中子/光子输运程序和国际原子能机构发布的FEND1.0数据库计算得到.在活化计算分析的基础上,参照欧洲聚变堆安全和环境评估(SEAFP)策略中有关核废料的处理标准评估了TBM各区材料在退役后的废料处理工作,包括核废料应该采用何种适当的方式进行处理及其被完全清除干净的可行性.     

Fusion safety and environmental R&D tasks in Japan

This paper aims at listing and evaluating the status of all the research and development (R&D) tasks necessary for the construction of a safe and environmentally benign fusion experimental reactor. At this time, it is not possible to define precisely the R&D tasks necessary for the licensing approval and those that are useful in improving safety but not necessarily required for licensing because the licensing procedure itself is still being discussed. Among the R&D tasks, the most important are considered to be those related to tritium safety, namely, those effective in reducing the uncertainty in tritium inventory in the plasma facing components and blanket, uncertainty in tritium permeation and leakage, and those to clarify tritium behavior in the containment and in the environment. The R&D tasks with second priority are judged to be those related to mobilization of the activation products such as activated erosion dust or the corrosion products. The volatilization of structural metal caused by the oxidation at high temperature seems to be highly unlikely but some experiments are needed to assure that this is the case.     

水冷聚变堆主回路活化产物源项计算分析

水冷聚变堆中结构材料活化腐蚀产物和冷却剂活化产物是正常运行工况下的最主要放射性来源,也是反应堆运行及维护过程中工作人员辐照剂量的直接来源。本文使用CATE V2.1程序对国际热核聚变实验堆（International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor,ITER）LIM-OBB（Limiter-Out-Board Baffle）冷却回路的活化腐蚀产物和水活化产物进行模拟计算,并根据CATE模拟得到的放射性活度通过点核积分程序分别计算正常运行1.2 a及停堆15 d的剂量率。计算结果表明,反应堆运行期间冷却剂活化产物比活度和剂量率远大于结构材料活化腐蚀产物,而停堆后冷却剂活化产物迅速衰变完,结构材料的活化腐蚀产物成为比活度和剂量率的主要来源。     

Status and verification strategy for ITER neutronics

The paper summarizes the current status of neutronics at ITER and a first set of proposals for experimental programmes to be conducted in the early operational life-time of ITER are described for the more crucial areas. These include a TF coils heating benchmark, a streaming benchmark and streaming measurements by activation on ITER itself. Also on ITER the measurement of activated water from triton burn-up should be planned and performed. This will require the measurement of triton burn-up in DD phase. Measurements of neutron flux in the tokamak building during DD operations should also be carried out. The use of JET for verification of shut down dose rate estimates is desirable. Other facilities to examine the production and behaviour of activated corrosion products and the shielding properties of concretes to high energy (6 MeV) gamma-rays are recommended.     

Measurement and calculations of long-lived radionuclide activity forming in the fast neutron field in some ITER construction steels

Measurement and calculations of long-lived gamma-emitting radionuclide activity forming in the fission reactor fast neutron field were done, for some ITER construction steels. The activation was conducted in fast neutron irradiation channel of the MARIA research fission reactor (Poland). The dimensions of steel samples were 10 mm × 10 mm × 1 mm and mass was approximately 0.8 g. The neutron flux density was measured by means of activation foil method and unfolding technique; fraction of neutrons above 1 keV was 95%. The activation lasted 242 h and cooling took 100 days; the mean neutron flux density was 2.9E12 n/(cm² s) (neutrons above 500 keV are 53% of total) whereas total fluency 2.53E18 cm⁻². The activity measurements were done by means of gamma-ray spectrometry. Activity calculations were done by means of FISPACT-II code using the activation libraries EAF-2010 and TENDL-2011 and experimentally determined neutron flux. Measured activity of long-lived gamma emitting radionuclides was, in average, about 6.3 MBq/g 100 days after activation; the dominant radionuclides were ⁵⁸Co and ⁵⁴Mn (about 81% and 14% of total activity respectively). The C/E ratio differs for particular radionuclides and is in the range 0.86–0.92 for ⁵¹Cr, 0.93–1.21 for ⁵⁴Mn, 0.77–0.98 for ⁵⁷Co, 0.91–1.21 for ⁵⁸Co, 1.17–1.27 for ⁵⁹Fe, and 1.75–2.44 for ⁶⁰Co.     

Lessons Drawn from ITER and Other Fusion International Collaborations

The international character of fusion research and development is described, with special emphasis on the ITER (International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor) joint venture. The history of the ITER collaboration is traced. Lessons drawn that may prove useful for future ventures are presented.     

Assessment of ITER PF coil quality from magnetic measurements

A feasibility has been demonstrated for numerical reconstruction on the base of magnetic measurements for geometrical displacements or deformations occurred in the manufacture and assembly of magnet coils. For validation of the proposed approach the test results of reconstruction of possible misalignments and deviations of the ITER PF1 coil are presented.     

ITER的靶丸加料计算(英文)

运用考虑动力效应的Kuteev2-D透镜模型,数值计算了靶丸在国际热核实验堆(ITER)中的消融率,讨论了目前现有的加料工艺的技术困难和可能的解决办法。数值积分结果发现目前已有的靶丸加料技术很难满足堆级等离子体ITER中心加料的要求,计算表明对一个2m长的单级气动枪要加速一个半径0.5cm的靶丸达到速度24.27km/s才能渗透ITER等离子体100cm。用两种典型的消融理论计算了渗透深度与靶丸速度和半径的依赖关系并作了比较。新近的研究从高场侧(HFS)注入靶丸来改善芯部加料效率可能给芯部加料困难贡献一种解决办法,对相关的问题作了讨论。     

Study of capsule position monitoring methods for ITER neutron activation system

The reliable monitoring of the position of an encapsulated activation sample is essential to ensure the diagnostic accuracy and the maintenance of the ITER neutron activation system (NAS). Conventional methods using optical or electrical detectors to determine the capsule position is difficult to be used in the ITER NAS because of limited space as well as extremely high electromagnetic and radiation environment. In this study, new methods using the flow rate change inside a transfer tube assembly and the propagation characteristics of sound wave are investigated for the reliable determination of the capsule position. Experimental results confirm that the abrupt reduction of flow rate in the transfer tube assembly provides information for the final position of the capsule with a high spatial resolution less than 1 mm. The variation of flow rate is also found to indicate the operational status of the pneumatic transfer system. In the case of capsule lost accident, a laboratory scale test has demonstrated that the exact position of the lost capsule can be determined by the sound wave method in which the time delay between an incident sound signal and a reflected one by the capsule is measured so as to provide the position of the capsule with a spatial resolution of 0.2 m. These two capsule position monitoring methods are expected to improve the accuracy, operational stability, and the ability to handle the accident in the ITER NAS.     

Design of a cooling system for the ITER Ion Source and Neutral Beam test facilities

This paper deals with the requirements, operational modes and design of the cooling system for the ITER Neutral Beam test experiments. Different operating conditions of the experiments have been considered in order to identify the maximum heat loads that constitute, with the inlet temperature and pressure at each component, the design requirements for the cooling system.The test facility components will be actively cooled by ultrapure water realizing a closed cooling loop for each group of components. Electrochemical corrosion issues have been taken into account for the design of the primary cooling loops and of the chemical and volume control system that will produce water with controlled resistivity and pH. Draining and drying systems have been designed to evacuate water from the components and primary loops in case of leakage, and to carry out leak detection.Tritium concentration, water resistivity and pH will be measured and monitored at each primary loop for safety reasons and high voltage holding reliability. The measured water flow rates and temperatures will be used to calculate the exchanged heat fluxes and powers. Flow regulating valves and speed of variable driven pumps will be adjusted to control the component temperatures in order to fulfil the functional and thermohydraulic requirements.     

Structural analysis of ITER TBM Frame and Dummy TBM

One of the main engineering performance goals of ITER is to test and validate design concepts of tritium breeding blankets. To accomplish these goals, three ITER equatorial ports are dedicated to the test of Test Blanket Modules (TBMs) that are mock-ups of tritium breeding blankets. These TBMs, associated with appropriate shield blocks, will also provide the same thermal and nuclear shielding as the main blanket. The main function of TBM Port Plug (PP) is to accommodate TBMs and provide a standardized interface with the vacuum vessel (VV)/port structure.The feasibility of the design concept of the Frame including two Dummy TBMs has been investigated by proposing design improvements of the reference design through an extensive set of thermal, electromagnetic (EM) and stress analyses. As well, the related static strength was evaluated in accordance with the structural design criteria for ITER in-vessel components (SDC-IC). This paper outlines the engineering aspects of the ITER TBM Frame and Dummy TBM and focuses on the feasibility of the present design by structural assessment.     

Thermal hydraulic feasibility analysis of the IBED PHTS for ITER

One of the main challenges of the ITER fusion reactor is to effectively remove large amount of heat deposited to the surface of the plasma facing components. The tokamak cooling water system (TCWS) will accomplish the objective of removing about 1 GW of peak heat load from in-vessel components while maintaining pressures and temperatures of the coolant within acceptable and safe limits during different operational scenarios. A study of feasibility has been launched for the IBED PHTS (Integrated Blanket, Edge localized mode coils (ELMs) and Divertor Primary Heat Transfer System; it consists of five independent cooling trains (four operational and one in stand-by), one steam pressurizer, supply and return headers, ring manifolds and connections to the all in-vessel components (i.e. First Wall Blanket, Divertor, ELM, Diagnostics and other Ports clients).The dynamic behaviour of the IBED PHTS has been investigated by means of RELAP5^® code to simulate the response of the system during plasma pulse and baking operations. Due to the plasma heat deposition on the surfaces of the in-vessel components and subsequent increase in hot leg temperature, a large amount of water volume is transferred from the hot legs of the circuit to the surge-line of the pressurizer during each burn cycle. This causes rapid increase of pressure and temperature of the system and the following actions are proposed to counteract these variations: spray injection in the upper dome of the pressurizer from the Chemical and Volume Control System (CVCS) to reduce the pressure and active control of flow rates through heat exchangers and their bypass loops to regulate the heat transfer from the primary system to the environment via secondary and tertiary loops.This paper focuses on the prediction of the thermal hydraulic behaviour of the IBED PHTS during plasma pulses and baking scenarios, describing the various activity of the analysis, the geometrical assessment of the circuit and the modelling with RELAP5^® code. The results have been compared with design and operational requirement. Possible strategies to enhance the system performances have been formulated.     

可控核聚变与国际热核实验堆（ITER）计划

介绍了我国能源的基本隋况,核聚变能和可控核聚变的基本原理,以及国际热核聚变实验堆ITER的历史与现状。对我国磁约束核聚变的研究发展历程做了简要的回顾。     

Fusion Specific Features in ITER Accident Analysis

Fusion specific features like inherent plasma shutdown, low decay heat densities, cryogenic temperatures, and limited source terms were considered during the safety design process of ITER. Uncertainties in plasma disruptions motivates a robust design to cope with multiple failures of in-vessel cooling piping. A vacuum vessel pressure suppression system mitigates pressure transients and effectively captures mobilized radioactivity. In case of pump trips or ex-vessel coolant losses in the divertor the plasma needs to be actively terminated in a few seconds. Failure to do so might damage the divertor but radiological consequences will be minor due to the intact first confinement barrier. Tritium plant inventories are protected by several layers of confinement. Uncontrolled release of magnet energy will be prevented by design. Postulated damage from magnets to confinement barriers causes fluid ingress (air, water, helium) into the cryostat. The cold environment limits pressurization. Most tritium and dust is captured by condensation.     

Design and performance analysis of ITER ex-vessel magnetic diagnostics

Accurate magnetic diagnostics are essential to perform reliable operation of any tokamak. The ITER magnetic diagnostics include a wide variety of sensors located on the inner and outer surfaces of the vacuum vessel, in the divertor cassettes and in the casing of the toroidal field coils. As the measurement accuracy of the inner set of magnetic sensors might be compromised by various radiation effects and high heat loads, the complementary ex-vessel set is essential to provide backup information. This paper is an overview of the ex-vessel magnetic diagnostic which consists mainly of pick-up coils, steady state sensors, Rogowski coils in the toroidal field coil casing and fibre optic current sensors. The work presented aims at designing these sensors to meet the performance requirements in spite of the constraints due to the tokamak environment. The manufacturing constraints and the positioning requirements for all the ex-vessel magnetic sensors are described. The use and expected accuracy of the entire ex-vessel magnetic diagnostic is assessed in terms of magnetic equilibrium reconstruction and plasma current measurement precision.