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Confinement Barriers

REBCO critical current versus field — the HTS magnet basis.
REBCO critical current versus field — the HTS magnet basis. canon 2026-08-27 · © 2026 KFE

The nested barriers that keep radioactive material contained.

Glossary of Fusion & Plasma TermsUpdated 2026-08-11

Multiple nested barriers — vacuum boundary, building confinement, ventilation with detritiation — contain tritium and activated material. Defence-in-depth confinement is standard practice adapted to fusion's modest source term.

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