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The division provides a forum for focused technical dialogue on thermal hydraulic technology in the nuclear industry. Specifically, this will include heat transfer and fluid mechanics involved in the utilization of nuclear energy. It is intended to attract the highest quality of theoretical and experimental work to ANS, including research on basic phenomena and application to nuclear system design.
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Conference on Nuclear Training and Education: A Biennial International Forum (CONTE 2025)
February 3–6, 2025
Amelia Island, FL|Omni Amelia Island Resort
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Christmas Night
Twas the night before Christmas when all through the houseNo electrons were flowing through even my mouse.
All devices were plugged in by the chimney with careWith the hope that St. Nikola Tesla would share.
Masayuki Yamada, Mikio Enoeda, Takashi Honma, Takumi Hayashi, Yuji Matsuda, Kenji Okuno
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 28 | Number 3 | October 1995 | Pages 1376-1381
Design, Operation, and Maintenance of Tritium System | Proceedings of the Fifth Topical Meeting on Tritium Technology In Fission, Fusion, and Isotopic Applications Belgirate, Italy May 28-June 3, 1995 | doi.org/10.13182/FST95-A30604
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The Tritium Process Laboratory (TPL) at the Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute (JAERI) has been operated with tritium for the R&D activity of the fusion fuel cycle since March 1988. The maximum amount of tritium which was permitted in TPL is 6 × 105 Ci. The concept of triple confinement is applied to the safety system of TPL and their detritiation systems based on the catalytic oxidation-molecular sieve adsorption process. The average tritium release to the environment is 15 mCi/month since TPL has been under operation with tritium, which is 1/200 smaller than the regulation value. The safe operation of TPL has been giving useful information on the operation and improvement for fusion safety systems. This paper presents the operation and improvement experience on the safety system at TPL with accumulated failure data.
