ITER reactor building design study
Year: 2003
Type: conference-paper
Abstract: The International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) is at the midpoint of a two-year conceptual design. The ITER reactor building is a reinforced concrete structure that houses the tokamak and associated equipment and systems and forms a barrier between the tokamak and the external environment. It provides radiation shielding and controls the release of radioactive materials to the environment during both routine operations and accidents. The building protects the tokamak from external events, such as earthquakes or aircraft strikes. The reactor building requirements have been developed from the component designs and the preliminary safety analysis. The equipment requirements, tritium confinement, and biological shielding have been studied. The building design in progress requires continuous iteration with the component and system designs and with the safety analysis. The authors discuss the equipment requirements, confinement, biological shielding, and building design.>
Authors: S.L. Thomson, J.D. Blevins, M.W. Delisle
Institution: Bechtel (United States)
Language: English
Subfield: Materials Chemistry
Field: Materials Science
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W1961150166