AUSTENITIC STAINLESS STEEL WELD EMBRITTLEMENT BY HYDROGEN AND TRITIUM
-Commercialization of fusion power requires large scale, local re processing of D/T fuel, with throughputs ~1/6 of current global tritium supply per plant per day -Tritium is a radioactive material that has special needs in handling, processing, and storage -Tritium’s effects on the safety performance of primary pressure boundary materials (likely austenitic stainless steel) will be important for regulatory acceptance
KRENTZ, TIMOTHY M.↗