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Discovering, Making, and Testing New Materials: SRNL’s Center For Hierarchical Waste Form Materials
Savannah River National Laboratory researchers are building on the laboratory’s legacy of using cutting-edge science to effectively immobilize nuclear waste in innovative ways. As part of the Center for Hierarchical Waste Form Materials, SRNL is leveraging its depth of experience in radiological waste management to explore new frontiers in the industry.
Hirokuni Yamanishi
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 60 | Number 3 | October 2011 | Pages 1033-1036
Contamination and Waste | Proceedings of the Ninth International Conference on Tritium Science and Technology | doi.org/10.13182/FST11-A12592
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The depth profile of tritium in concrete near a fusion device has been calculated from an energy spectrum data of neutron which can be obtained by means of a radiation transport calculation code. The production of tritium increases gradually up to 8 cm depth in concrete, and the concentration at this depth is 1.5 times of that near the surface. The concentration will be 12 kBq/cm3 at the maximum point in concrete after 30 years operation at 3 GW fusion power. These profile data of tritium in concrete are useful for decommissioning of a facility.
