Fuel-Cycle Technology

Breeding, extracting and recycling fuel — the technology that makes the plant self-sufficient.

Tritium

4.0 kg/yr

He-3

1.97 kg/yr

The breeder's fuel-cycle technology breeds 4.0 kg/yr of tritium at TBR 1.8, extracts and purifies it with permeation control and accountancy, and co-produces 1.97 kg/yr of helium-3 for the burner. It is a licensing-relevant technology treated as a named gate.