Diamond Wire Cutting of the Tokamak Fusion Test Reactor Vacuum Vessel. Innovative Technology Summary Report

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Test Reactor

scholarly journals Diamond Wire Cutting of the Tokamak Fusion Test Reactor

2003 ◽  
Author(s):  
Keith Rule ◽  
Erik Perry ◽  
Robert Parsells
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Diamond Wire ◽  
Wire Cutting ◽  
Test Reactor

scholarly journals The First Decommissioning of a Fusion Reactor Fueled by Deuterium-Tritium

2003 ◽  
Author(s):  
Charles A. Gentile ◽  
Erik Perry ◽  
Keith Rule ◽  
Michael Williams ◽  
Robert Parsells ◽  
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Fusion Reactor ◽  
Field Work ◽  
Vacuum Vessel ◽  
The Novel ◽  
Diamond Wire ◽  
Princeton University ◽  
Innovative Process ◽  
The World ◽  
Test Reactor ◽  
Viable Model

The Tokamak Fusion Test Reactor (TFTR), at the Plasma Physics Laboratory of Princeton University (PPPL) was the first fusion reactor fueled by a mixture of deuterium and tritium (D-T) to be decommissioned in the world. The decommissioning was performed over a period of three years and was completed safely, on schedule and under budget [1]. Provided is an overview of the project and detail of various factors which led to the success of the project. Discussion will cover management of the project, engineering planning before the project started and during the field work was being performed, training of workers in the field, the novel adaptation of tools from other industry, and the development of an innovative process for the use of diamond wire to segment the activated / contaminated vacuum vessel. The success of the TFTR decommissioning provides a viable model for the decommissioning of D-T burning fusion devices in the future.

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