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>there is still the question of how to deal with reactor parts I don’t think this has ever been a question. Put them in a shed for 100 years then recycle the
by willis936 6y ago
>there is still the question of how to deal with reactor parts
I don’t think this has ever been a question. Put them in a shed for 100 years then recycle the metal.
- willis936 6y agoI would say the largest inherent danger with fusion reactors is the prospect of a tritium leak. D-D fusion reactor designs are not on the horizon. They are a “probably, one day” option. So for now we are aiming for D-T operation. All signs point towards a functional MCF reactor needing to be pretty large and, by extension, have a large recirculating stored energy (roughly 100 MJ). Tokamaks face the prospect of disruptions that slam all of that stored energy into the wall. An event like this would breach the reactor and leak the tritium fuel. The entire reactor and tritium processing facility should be behind a bioshield that shouldn’t leak, but the risk is there and real. It takes extreme care to prevent dire scenarios. Stellarators don’t have the chance of disruptions, but would still need to rely on tritium.