Ignitor siting at the TRINITI site in Russian Federation
•The radiological impact of Ignitor in the TRINITI site in Russia is negligible.•Ignitor could be easily licensed in Russia from safety and radiological viewpoints.•TRINITI is a fully characterized nuclear site, apt to host the Ignitor experiment.•The maximum accidental dose is far below any limit f...
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Published in | Fusion engineering and design Vol. 123; pp. 192 - 195 |
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Main Authors | , , , , , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
Published |
Amsterdam
Elsevier B.V
01.11.2017
Elsevier Science Ltd |
Subjects | |
Online Access | Get full text |
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Summary: | •The radiological impact of Ignitor in the TRINITI site in Russia is negligible.•Ignitor could be easily licensed in Russia from safety and radiological viewpoints.•TRINITI is a fully characterized nuclear site, apt to host the Ignitor experiment.•The maximum accidental dose is far below any limit for emergency countermeasures.•The Ignitor plant does not need any further containment building.
A safety analysis study has been applied to the Ignitor machine. Deterministic evaluations of radioactive environmental releases have been performed. The preliminary radiological impact analysis for the normal operation and the main accidental sequences of Ignitor, in case of its localization in the TRINITI site in Russia are presented. The site of TRINITI, hosting since decades nuclear installations, is well characterized, both from the meteorological and population aspects: many data have been collected over the years.
The Ignitor machine, both during routine functioning and accidental sequences, presents a negligible radiological impact. Ignitor does not need any concrete primary containment, like those used in fission nuclear power plants. There is no need of people evacuation or emergency countermeasures even in presence of the worst accident. |
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ISSN: | 0920-3796 1873-7196 |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.fusengdes.2017.02.011 |