Experimental Apparatus for the Fuel Cleanup Process in the Tritium Process Laboratory

Satoshi Konishi; Masahiko Inoue; Hiroshi Yoshida; Yuji Naruse; Hiroyuki Sato; Kenji Muta; Yutaka Imamura

doi:dx.doi.org/10.13182/FST88-A25199

/Create an Account

Home / Publications / Journals / Fusion Science and Technology / Volume 14 / Number 2P2A

Experimental Apparatus for the Fuel Cleanup Process in the Tritium Process Laboratory

Satoshi Konishi, Masahiko Inoue, Hiroshi Yoshida, Yuji Naruse, Hiroyuki Sato, Kenji Muta, Yutaka Imamura

Fusion Science and Technology / Volume 14 / Number 2P2A / September 1988 / Pages 596-601

Tritium Processing / Proceedings of the Third Topical Meeting on Tritium Technology in Fission, Fusion and Isotopic Applications (Toronto, Ontario, Canada, May 1-6, 1988) / dx.doi.org/10.13182/FST88-A25199

pdf View or Purchase Article

Articles are hosted by Taylor and Francis Online.

At the Tritium Process Laboratory (TPL) in the Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute, an apparatus for the Fuel Cleanup Process was designed, fabricated and installed for the experiments with up to 1g of tritium. The function of the system is continuous processing of a simulated plasma exhaust and separation of hydrogen isotopes and impurity elements in it. Main components are, palladium diffusers, catalytic reactors, cold traps, an electrolysis cell and zirconium-cobalt beds. The apparatus was installed in a glovebox and tested with hydrogen by early 1988.