Possible criteria for fusion facilities classification as nuclear facilities

Possible criteria for fusion facilities classification as nuclear facilities.

Kirkin A. M., Kuryndin A. V., Prihodko A. V., Simonova A. V., Sinegribov S. V., Smirnov A. O., Shpinkov V. I.

increase the safety level of innovative fusion technologies, the regulatory framework in the field of the use of atomic energy shall be developed in advance.
In accordance with the provisions of article 24 of Federal Law No. 170-FZ of 21.11.1995 “On the atomic energy use”, measures of nuclear facilities safety regulation must be proportionate to the potential hazard of these facilities. At the same time existing and prospective controlled thermonuclear fusion facilities possess a degree of potential hazard and technical features similar to both radiation sources and nuclear installations. The development of an effective safety regulation system can be implemented by classifying controlled thermonuclear fusion facilities as different types of nuclear facilities, which, in turn, requires the development of appropriate criteria.
The article describes an approach to the choice of parameters, which can be used in federal rules and regulations in the field of the use of atomic energy to establish criteria for classification of installations that implement thermonuclear fusion reactions of light nuclei as nuclear facilities.

► Keywords: thermonuclear reaction, controlled thermonuclear fusion facility, fusion facility, fusion reactor, numerical criteria, intensity, safety regulation, field of atomic energy use.

Article language: Russian. Pp. 20–35. [in Russian]. DOI: 10.26277/SECNRS.2023.109.3.002.