(b) A Tokamak fusion reactor operating at a steady 1 GW thermal power has an equimolar deuterium-tritium mixture with a total ion density of 1020 m³. The reactor is surrounded by a tritium breeding blanket. Calculate the mass of tritium used in the reactor in 1 year. If 1.2 tritium atoms are produced in the blanket per fusion calculate the mass of tritium in the blanket at the end of the year assuming no tritium was present in the blanket at the start of the year and no tritium was extracted during the year. The half-life of tritium is 12.33 years. Briefly explain how one can achieve an average production of 1.2 tritium atoms per fusion reaction.

(b) A Tokamak fusion reactor operating at a steady 1 GW thermal power has an equimolar deuterium-tritium mixture with a total ion density of 1020 m³. The reactor is surrounded by a tritium breeding blanket. Calculate the mass of tritium used in the reactor in 1 year. If 1.2 tritium atoms are produced in the blanket per fusion calculate the mass of tritium in the blanket at the end of the year assuming no tritium was present in the blanket at the start of the year and no tritium was extracted during the year. The half-life of tritium is 12.33 years. Briefly explain how one can achieve an average production of 1.2 tritium atoms per fusion reaction.

Chemistry

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Author:Steven S. Zumdahl, Susan A. Zumdahl, Donald J. DeCoste

Publisher:Steven S. Zumdahl, Susan A. Zumdahl, Donald J. DeCoste

Chapter1: Chemical Foundations

Section: Chapter Questions

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