Sensitivity analysis of tritium breeding ratio and startup inventory for CFETR

In order to evaluate the tritium self-sufficiency of fusion plant, citing CFETR (Chinese Fusion Engineering Testing Reactor) as an example, a modified tritium fuel cycle model was developed. The calculation method of this model to obtain the minimum startup inventory I-m and its corresponding required minimum tritium breeding ratio TBRreq was first introduced. Then the model was utilized to analyze the influence on I-m and TBRreq by all tritium cycle parameters that were classified into two categories, namely, the tritium burning parameters and the outer tritium plant parameters. As for the tritium burning parameters, the increase of fueling efficiency and fractional burnup significantly contributes to the decrease of both I-m and TBRreq, while the increase of the duty time and availability results in the decrease of TBRreq and the proportional increase of I-m. As for the outer tritium plant parameters, it was found that the outer tritium plant parameters of some subsystems that have relatively big tritium throughput have intense influence on either I-m or TBRreq. (C) 2016 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.