Description of capability
George Larsen et al. at Savannah River National Laboratory propose to use tritium-resistant oils and then detritiate and purify the tritiated oil. This would be combined with commercially-available hydrogen separation membranes to reduce tritium inventory.
Key people
Technology Readiness Level (1-9)
2
Needs that this could potentially address
Durable tritium-compatible vacuum pumps
Tech specs
According to the inventors, compared to State of the Art:
- 4× reduction in tritium inventory
- 10× reduction in auxiliary electrical consumption
- 50× reduction in pump system costs
- 140× reduction pump operational costs
Estimated time & cost to commercialize
Unknown
Outstanding risks
Unknown
References
Larsen et al., ‘EM-Enhanced HyPOR Loop for Fast Fusion Cycles’, Presentation at 2023 ARPA-E Fusion Programs Annual Meeting