The Inherent-Safety and Environmental Case for a Compact Fusion Platform

The inherent-safety and environmental case for the compact fusion platform, stated against its actual hazards. The dominant hazard is a bounded, mobilizable tritium inventory minimized by direct internal recycling; there is no fission-product inventory and no criticality or meltdown mechanism; structural activation targets a low-level-waste class. A design-basis safety argument, not a licensed safety analysis report. Shorter synthesis paper.

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Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
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2026-08-28
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22132133
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Fusion materials and technologies
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The Inherent-Safety and Environmental Case for a Compact Fusion Platform

Priyanca Ford, G L Kulcinski
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Fusion materials and technologies
preprint

The Inherent-Safety and Environmental Case for a Compact Fusion Platform

Priyanca Ford, G L Kulcinski
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Abstract

The inherent-safety and environmental case for the compact fusion platform, stated against its actual hazards. The dominant hazard is a bounded, mobilizable tritium inventory minimized by direct internal recycling; there is no fission-product inventory and no criticality or meltdown mechanism; structural activation targets a low-level-waste class. A design-basis safety argument, not a licensed safety analysis report. Shorter synthesis paper.

Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Fusion for Energy (ES)
Fusion materials and technologies
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