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A Review of Dangerous Dust in Fusion Reactors: from Its Creation to Its Resuspension in Case of LOCA and LOVA

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  • Andrea Malizia

    (Department of Industrial Engineering, Associazione EUROFUSION-ENEA, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Via del Politecnico 1, 00133 Rome, Italy)

  • Luigi Antonio Poggi

    (Department of Industrial Engineering, Associazione EUROFUSION-ENEA, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Via del Politecnico 1, 00133 Rome, Italy)

  • Jean-François Ciparisse

    (Department of Industrial Engineering, Associazione EUROFUSION-ENEA, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Via del Politecnico 1, 00133 Rome, Italy)

  • Riccardo Rossi

    (Department of Industrial Engineering, Associazione EUROFUSION-ENEA, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Via del Politecnico 1, 00133 Rome, Italy)

  • Carlo Bellecci

    (Department of Industrial Engineering, Associazione EUROFUSION-ENEA, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Via del Politecnico 1, 00133 Rome, Italy)

  • Pasquale Gaudio

    (Department of Industrial Engineering, Associazione EUROFUSION-ENEA, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Via del Politecnico 1, 00133 Rome, Italy)

Abstract

The choice of materials for the future nuclear fusion reactors is a crucial issue. In the fusion reactors, the combination of very high temperatures, high radiation levels, intense production of transmuting elements and high thermomechanical loads requires very high-performance materials. Erosion of PFCs (Plasma Facing Components) determines their lifetime and generates a source of impurities (i.e., in-vessel tritium and dust inventories), which cool down and dilute the plasma. The resuspension of dust could be a consequences of LOss of Coolant Accidents (LOCA) and LOss of Vacuum Accidents (LOVA) and it can be dangerous because of dust radioactivity, toxicity, and capable of causing an explosion. These characteristics can jeopardize the plant safety and pose a serious threat to the operators. The purpose of this work is to determine the experimental and numerical steeps to develop a numerical model to predict the dust resuspension consequences in case of accidents through a comparison between the experimental results taken from campaigns carried out with STARDUST-U and the numerical simulation developed with CFD codes. The authors in this work will analyze the candidate materials for the future nuclear plants and the consequences of the resuspension of its dust in case of accidents through the experience with STARDUST-U.

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  • Andrea Malizia & Luigi Antonio Poggi & Jean-François Ciparisse & Riccardo Rossi & Carlo Bellecci & Pasquale Gaudio, 2016. "A Review of Dangerous Dust in Fusion Reactors: from Its Creation to Its Resuspension in Case of LOCA and LOVA," Energies, MDPI, vol. 9(8), pages 1-34, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jeners:v:9:y:2016:i:8:p:578-:d:74642
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    1. Donato Morea & Luigi Antonio Poggi, 2017. "An Innovative Model for the Sustainability of Investments in the Wind Energy Sector: The Use of Green Sukuk in an Italian Case Study," International Journal of Energy Economics and Policy, Econjournals, vol. 7(2), pages 53-60.
    2. Jean-François Ciparisse & Riccardo Rossi & Andrea Malizia & Pasquale Gaudio, 2018. "3D Simulation of a Loss of Vacuum Accident (LOVA) in ITER (International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor): Evaluation of Static Pressure, Mach Number, and Friction Velocity," Energies, MDPI, vol. 11(4), pages 1-16, April.
    3. Adam Jan Zwierzyński & Wojciech Teper & Rafał Wiśniowski & Andrzej Gonet & Tomasz Buratowski & Tadeusz Uhl & Karol Seweryn, 2021. "Feasibility Study of Low Mass and Low Energy Consumption Drilling Devices for Future Space (Mining Surveying) Missions," Energies, MDPI, vol. 14(16), pages 1-17, August.
    4. Poggi, L.A. & Gaudio, P. & Rossi, R. & Ciparisse, J.F. & Malizia, A., 2017. "Non-invasive assessment of dust concentration and relative dustiness in a dust cloud mobilized by a controlled air inlet inside STARDUST-U facility," Reliability Engineering and System Safety, Elsevier, vol. 167(C), pages 527-535.
    5. Juju Jiang & Xiaoquan Li & Siting Liang & Yuankun Zhong & Lei Yang & Peng Hao & Jeffrey Soar, 2022. "Study of Parameters and Theory of Sucrose Dust Explosion," Energies, MDPI, vol. 15(4), pages 1-13, February.

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