Some technological problems of spent fusion materials management

B.N. Kolbasov; S.A. Bartenev; V.T. Gotovchikov; M. Zuccheti; L. Di Pace; Vincent Massaut; A. Robinson; L. El-Guebaly; Ludo Vermeeren

Some technological problems of spent fusion materials management

B.N. Kolbasov, S.A. Bartenev, V.T. Gotovchikov, M. Zuccheti, L. Di Pace, Vincent Massaut, A. Robinson, L. El-Guebaly, Ludo Vermeeren

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Abstract

Within the framework of the IEA, an international collaborative study on fusio radioactive waste has been carried out over the past several years to examine the back-end of the material cycle. This activity is important to maximise the environmental benefits of fusion as a source of energy. Fusion devices have certain characteristics that make them environmentally friendly devices. In previous studies, an integrated approach to the management of fusion materials back-end was proposed, starting from the removal of components from the power plant, to the reuse of materials through recycling and clearance, or the disposal of the low-level waste in repositories. Recycling and clearance procedures pose many technical questions. Several important technology-related issues were identified and are presented. The paper discusses these issues and considers the requirements to the materials and components permitting their clearance or recycling.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	38-53
Journal	Problems of Atomic Science and Engineering, Series Thermonuclear Fusion
Issue number	3
State	Published - Sep 2011

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