Published 1996 | Version v1
Journal article

Water activation in a fusion environment

  • 1. Argonne National Lab., IL (United States)
  • 2. Rensselaer Polytechnic Inst., Troy, NY (United States)
  • 3. Japan Atomic Energy Research Inst., Ibaraki (Japan)
  • 4. V.G. Khlopin Radium Inst., St. Petersburg (Russian Federation)

Description

Water is activated in a fusion environment by the 16O(n,p)16N reaction. In this work nuclear responses in the magnets, induced by gamma rays from the activated cooling water, for the current design of the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER), are calculated with a detailed Monte Carlo model of the chimney region through which the cooling pipes leave the machine. It is found that, despite a significant dose, the nuclear responses induced by these gamma-rays do not pose an obvious threat to the operation of the magnets. 8 refs., 3 figs., 1 tab

Additional details

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Fusion Technology
Journal Volume
30
Journal Issue
3
Journal Page Range
p. 1049-1052.
ISSN
0748-1896
CODEN
FUSTE8

Conference

Title
Annual meeting of the American Nuclear Society (ANS).
Dates
16-20 Jun 1996.
Place
Reno, NV (United States).

Optional Information

Secondary number(s)
CONF-9606116--.