Tritium-producing burnable absorber rods (TPBARs) are irradiated in a commercial power plant to produce tritium for US defense purposes. The presentation will review the current state of the US tritium production program, production history that led to the present state, and discussions of a few planning scenarios for the future. The organization of the National Nuclear Security...
Solid-type tritium breeders are typically used in pebble form to ensure suitable packing behavior, stress distribution, thermal conductance, and purge gas flow. Beyond these physical characteristics, tritium release behavior is a key performance factor for breeder materials in fusion reactors. The Korea Institute of Fusion Energy (KFE) has developed the core technology for fabricating tritium...
AWE has a deep interest and experience in nuclear data, electronics testing in radiation fields and operational safety in radiological environments. LIBRTI is an exciting platform that offers the potential for these areas to be explored further. This presentation will discuss areas of interest to AWE that LIBRTI could enable and describe the AWE VENOM project, the potential capabilities this...
