Advanced assessment of tritium impacts at fusion/fission facilities
Tritium is a radioactive isotope of hydrogen. It is very rare, produced naturally in the upper atmosphere, during nuclear weapons explosions and as a by-product in nuclear reactors. Research is needed to control tritium discharges from existing fission installations, temporary storage or spent nuclear fuel repositories and future fusion power plants. Building on the outcomes of the EU-funded TRANSAT project, the EU-funded TITANS project will improve modelling tools to assess tritium inventory/migration in nuclear fission/fusion reactors, measure tritium release during dismantling of a tritium-contaminated setup, develop a mobile device for tritiated water processing and assess human and environmental toxicity impacts after accidental release.
