Abstract
Radioactive and nonradioactive effluents are released routinely during normal operation of near-term commercial fusion power reactors. Nonradioactive effluents are essentially the same as those released at conventional steam-electric power plants. Radioactive effluents consist of activated corrosion products and tritium. Most radioactive releases originate from liquid-waste processing systems and from ventilation systems of various buildings where radioactivity may become airborne. These effluents have some potential for environmental impact; however, the significance of the impact depends in part on the concentration and release rate of the effluent. The type of reactor design (e.g., tokamak, mirror, etc.) has minimal influence on activation product releases. Activation products released are influenced primarily by the materials chosen for structural components, and the quantities released are influenced primarily by the coolant choice.
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