Safety
- Only radiates neutrons when it is switched on
- Consistent Output controlled by voltage and current
- Industrial automation PC controlled
- Safety interlock circuits provided
- No radiation when switched off
- May allow more to be done with less total neutron output (MCNP analysis required)
- Contains no radioactive isotopes at beginning (D-D version)
- Production rate of Tritium is extremely low - ~1 GBq T activity reached after ~ 6 years of continuous operation
- Lowest class for disposal of radioactive waste
- Gas will be recovered during servicing
- Chamber may be classified as an IAEA Class 7 UN2911 transport container
- D-T version permits gas recovery and recharge
- Quantity of T in D-T or TT version will be permissible (<400GBq)
- Free gas pressure in operating reactor chamber is a low grade vacuum
- Leakage scenarios are below hazard definition limit
- Welcomed by radiation safety authorities as a replacement for radionuclide neutron sources
- May enable lower industrial insurance risk assessments and charges due to low inventory of radioactive isotope (tritium)