Impurity control in liquid lithium loop for IFMIF target facility

In the IFMIF Lithium target system, the total lithium inventory is about 21 m 3 and the impurities in the lithium are controlled by a cold trap and a hot trap. From the safety standpoint, the control of tritium and beryllium-7 concentration in the lithium is the most important issue. Both elements a...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published inJournal of nuclear materials Vol. 258; pp. 394 - 399
Main Authors Kato, Y., Katsuta, H., Konishi, S., Ogoshi, M., Hua, T., Green, L., Cevolani, S.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Elsevier B.V 01.10.1998
Subjects
I02
B01
H05
T09
L03
Online AccessGet full text

Cover

More Information
Summary:In the IFMIF Lithium target system, the total lithium inventory is about 21 m 3 and the impurities in the lithium are controlled by a cold trap and a hot trap. From the safety standpoint, the control of tritium and beryllium-7 concentration in the lithium is the most important issue. Both elements are to be controlled by a cold trap. As an option for the tritium, a hot trap is also considered. Other impurities such as oxygen, nitrogen and carbon which will affect the compatibility of lithium and loop materials are also controlled by the cold and hot traps to an acceptable level. A swamping method to control the tritium concentration is analyzed.
ISSN:0022-3115
1873-4820
DOI:10.1016/S0022-3115(98)00405-X