INVESTIGATION OF THE TRANSPORTATION REQUIREMENTS FOR FUSION POWER PLANTS

This report presents a general investigation of the transport requirements associated with the construction and operation of conceptual fusion reactors. Projections of amounts of construction and operating materials requiring transportation are presented for several proposed designs. The material to be shipped is described along with the shipping containers that might be used, the transport modes and the expected impact of transporting these materials. Transportation of both radioactive and nonradioactive materials will be required. Most of these materials are routinely shipped by the transportation industry. Transportation requirements of a representative fusion reactor are also compared with Liquid Metal Fast Breeder Reactor (LMFBR) requirements. (ERA citation 02:031586)

• Corporate Authors:

  Batelle Memorial Institute/Pacific Northwest Labs

  Battelle Boulevard, P.O. Box 999
  Richland, WA  United States  99352

  Energy Research and Development Administration

  20 Massachusetts Avenue, NW
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Rhoads, R E
  • Davis, D K
• Publication Date: 1976-9

Media Info

• Pagination: 18 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Construction; Containers; Design; Deuterium; Electric power generation; Forecasting; Freight traffic; Freight transportation; Hazardous materials; Nuclear power; Radioactive materials; Radioactive materials; Safety; Thermal reactors; Traffic forecasting; Transportation; Tritium
• Old TRIS Terms: Thermonuclear fuels; Thermonuclear reactor materials; Thermonuclear reactors
• Subject Areas: Construction; Design; Safety and Human Factors; Transportation (General);

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00166114
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Contract Numbers: E(45-1)-1830
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 20 1977 12:00AM