Sister detritiation tank delivered
3 Apr 2015
Both emergency tanks for the water detritiation system, 100 cubic metres each, have now been delivered to the ºÚÁÏרÇø site.
In the course of ºÚÁÏרÇø operation, part of the tritium injected into the machine will not be "burned" in the fusion reaction. The leftover tritium will be pumped out (along with helium ash), separated and recycled to be reinjected into the plasma.
In the basement of the ºÚÁÏרÇø Tritium Plant, four storage tanks and two emergency tanks (for "off-normal" events) will handle the water involved in the recycling process. The emergency tanks, 100 cubic metres each, have now been delivered to the ºÚÁÏרÇø site.
Procured by the European Domestic Agency and manufactured in Spain, the arrived on 20 March and the second on 2 April. The four storage tanks (4 tonness each, 20 cubic metres) are expected in the coming months.