DEVELOPMENT OF TRITIUM TRANSPORT PACKAGE FOR ITER SUPPLY

For tritium supply to the fusion reactor of ITER (The Way to New Energy) [1], tritium need to be transported from tritium production sites, mainly the CANDU type reactor sites to the tritium plant building of ITER. Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute (KAERI) was commissioned the work of developing the transport package for tritium by ITER Organization and the first stage of the development has been just finished. The developed package was designed to carry 70 g of tritium and classified as a type B(U) package, which should comply with the requirements stipulated in IAEA Safety Standard Series [2]. The package is composed of a storage vessel, a containment vessel, an overpack and an aluminum liner which is a unique feature of the package. The aluminum liner between the storage vessel and the containment vessel is for containment control under the repetitive use of the package. The package has enough pressure resistance for 5 year in-site storage and the structural and thermal integrity under the hypothetical accident conditions has been demonstrated through a series of analyses.