Technical aspects of the first JET tritium experiment

Abstract In November 1991, for the first time a controlled fusion experiment involving mixed deuterium/tritium plasmas was carried out resulting in the release of a peak D-T fusion power of approximately 1.7 MW. The preparations for this First Tritium Experiment, the equipment used for introduction of the tritium and the collection of the exhaust gas as well as the implementation of the experiment and the subsequent clean-up phase are described.