Preliminary fabrication of small Li{sub 2}O spheres by sol-gel method
- JAERI, Oarai, Ibaraki (Japan). Oarai Research Establishment
- Nuclear Fuel Industries, Ltd., Tokai, Ibaraki (Japan)
Lithium oxide (Li{sub 2}O) is one of the best tritium breeding materials. And as the shape of Li{sub 2}O, a small sphere is proposed in Japanese design of fusion blanket. Recently, reprocessing technology development on irradiated ceramic tritium breeders is conducted from the view point of effective use of resources and decrease of radioactive waste. The sol-gel method is most advantageous for fabricating small Li{sub 2}O spheres from the reprocessing solution with lithium. And the fabrication cost will be decreased by this method. In the present work, preliminary fabrication tests of small Li{sub 2}O spheres is carried out by the sol-gel method, and there are bright prospects for fabrication of small Li{sub 2}O spheres by sol-gel method.
- OSTI ID:
- 464975
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-950905-; ISBN 0-7803-2969-4; TRN: 97:007483
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: 16. IEEE/NPSS symposium on fusion engineering, Champaign, IL (United States), 1-5 Oct 1995; Other Information: PBD: 1995; Related Information: Is Part Of 1995 IEEE 16. symposium on fusion engineering. Volume 2; Miley, G.H.; Elliott, C. [eds.] [Univ. of Illinois, Urbana, IL (United States). Fusion Studies Lab.]; PB: 851 p.
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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