Hydrogen Isotope Separation Installation for Tritium Facility

B. M. Andreev; A.N. Perevezentsev; I.L. Selivanenko; B. N. Tenyaev; A. I. Vedeneev; A. N. Golubkov

doi:dx.doi.org/10.13182/FST95-A30452

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Hydrogen Isotope Separation Installation for Tritium Facility

B. M. Andreev, A.N. Perevezentsev, I.L. Selivanenko, B. N. Tenyaev, A. I. Vedeneev, A. N. Golubkov

Fusion Science and Technology / Volume 28 / Number 3P1 / October 1995 / Pages 505-510

Tritium Processing / Proceedings of the Fifth Topical Meeting on Tritium Technology in Fission, Fusion, and Isotopic Applications Belgirate, Italy May 28-June 3, 1995 / dx.doi.org/10.13182/FST95-A30452

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The separation of hydrogen isotopes in the hydrogen - palladium system in sectioned separation columns with the simulation of counter-current isotopic exchange is described. The separation efficiency of sectioned columns is investigated with the experimental installation as a function of various parameters. The separation of deuterium-tritium mixtures with high tritium concentrations is tested with the pilot installation operating at room temperature and atmospheric hydrogen pressure. Due to very high separation efficiency, flexibility and simplicity of operation separation installations with sectioned columns are ideally suitable for tritium laboratories and facilities dealing with separation of hydrogen isotopes. Estimation of applicability of sectioned columns for regeneration of exhaust gas in a fuel cycle of thermonuclear reactors, such as JET and ITER, shows the number of advantages of separation installations with sectioned columns.