Radiological impact of an intense fusion economy

T. Hamacher; R. Korhonen; K. Aquilonius; H. Cabal; B. Hallberg; Y. Lechón; S. Lepicard; R. M. Sáez; T. Schneider; D. Ward

doi:10.1016/S0920-3796(01)00544-0

Radiological impact of an intense fusion economy

T. Hamacher
, R. Korhonen
, K. Aquilonius
, H. Cabal
, B. Hallberg
, Y. Lechón
, S. Lepicard
, R. M. Sáez
, T. Schneider
, D. Ward

Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics
VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland
Association Euratom-NFR
CIEMAT Energy Department
CEA LIST Interactive Robotics Laboratory
United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority

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Abstract

The radiological impact of an intense fusion economy, a 1000 GW operating capacity for a 1000 years, were investigated regarding the isotopes ¹⁴C and tritium. Both isotopes participate in global material cycles, the carbon and the water cycle. If a retention time of 10000 years is assumed for the stored waste, ¹⁴C emissions from the repositories dominate the radiation impacts. While the cumulated collective doses over a long term period are rather high and according to the discount rate selected would lead to significant external costs, the individual doses are small compared with the doses associated with the natural background radiation.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1037-1042
Number of pages	6
Journal	Fusion Engineering and Design
Volume	58-59
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0920-3796(01)00544-0
State	Published - Nov 2001
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

C emissions
Intense fusion economy
Isotopes

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