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Tritium Fuel Cycle of the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor

국제핵융합실험로 삼중수소 연료주기

  • Received : 2012.03.12
  • Accepted : 2012.04.15
  • Published : 2012.08.01
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Abstract

International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) will be constructed in 2019 according to the JIA (Joint Implementation Agreement) of 7 countries. The ITER fusion fuel cycle consists of fusion vacuum vessel, tritium plant and fuelling system. The tritium plant provides the functions of storage, delivery, separation, removal and recovery of the deuterium and tritium used as fusion fuels for the ITER. The tritium plant systems supply deuterium and tritium from external sources and treat all tritiated fluids from ITER operation through Storage and Delivery System (SDS), Tokamak Exhaust Processing (TEP), Isotope Separation System (ISS), Water Detritiation System & Atmosphere Detritiation System (WDS & ADS) and Analysis System (ANS). In this paper, the functions and design requirements of the major systems in the tritium plant and the status of R&D are described. Korean party is developing the SDS for ITER tritium plant and partially attaining the WDS technology through the construction and operation experience of the Wolsong Tritium Removal Facility (WTRF). Now it is expected that researchers in other fields such as chemical engineering take part in the development of upcoming technologies for ISS and TEP.

국제핵융합실험로(ITER)가 2019년까지 7개국의 공동개발사업으로 건설될 예정이다. ITER의 핵융합연료주기는 핵융합진공용기, 삼중수소 플랜트, 연료공급부로 구성되어 있다. 이중에서 삼중수소 플랜트는 핵융합연료주기를 위한 중 수소와 삼중수소의 저장, 공급, 분리, 제거, 회수 등의 기능을 제공한다. 삼중수소 플랜트는 외부에서 중수소와 삼중수소를 공급받아 저장 공급하는 SDS, 토카막배출처리의 TEP, 수소동위원소 분리의 ISS, 삼중수소수 및 대기 처리의 WDS ADS, 정성 정량분석의 ANS 등으로 구성된다. 이 논문에서는 삼중수소 플랜트를 구성하는 주요 공정에 대한 기능 및 설계요건을 기술하였다. 한국은 SDS 개발에 참여하고 있으며 월성원전 삼중수소 제거설비(WTRF) 건설 및 운전경험을 통해 WDS 대한 기술을 일부 확보하였다. 향후 ISS 및 TEP에 대한 기술확보를 위한 여러 분야에서의 참여 확대를 기대하고 있다.

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Supported by : 교육과학기술부, 지식경제부

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