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THE TOKAMAK FUSION TEST REACTOR (TFTR). TFTR WILL BE 1ST FUSION EXPERIMENT TO USE TRITIUM, RADIO- ACTIVE ISOTOPE OF HYDROGEN. TRITIUM WILL BE STORED IN SOLID FORM IN 3 THICK-WALLED STEEL CYLINDERS WITHIN TRITIUM STORAGE DELIVERY GLOVEBOX. WHEN NEEDED FOR MACHINE PULSE, TRITIUM GAS WILL BE GENERATED BY ELECTRICALLY HEATING SOLID TO A TEMPERATURE 300-400 DEGREES CENTIGRADE. VACUUM SYSTEM & TRITIUM SYSTEM WILL FUNCTION TOGETHER TO INJECT TRITIUM IN- TO TORUS TO CONDUCT EXPERIMENT& REMOVE WHEN EXPERIMENT OVER For more information or additional images, please contact 202-586-5251. |
| Date | 15:21Category:Incorrect date |
| Source | 114 035 002 |
| Author | U.S. Department of Energy from United States |
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This image was originally posted to Flickr by U.S. Department of Energy at https://flickr.com/photos/37916456@N02/14281232230. It was reviewed on 22 November 2017 by FlickreviewR 2 and was confirmed to be licensed under the terms of the United States Government Work. |
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