BEATRIX-II: In situ tritium recovery from Li[sub 2]O and Li[sub 2]ZrO[sub 3] irradiated in a fast neutron flux
Abstract
The BEATRIX-II irradiation experiment was an in situ, fast neutron, tritium release experiment to evaluate the performance of ceramic fusion solid breeders at extended burnups. The experiment consisted of two sequential irradiations: Phase I for 300 EFPD and Phase II for 200 EFPD that resulted in lithium burnups from 4[endash]6%. Thin-walled Li[sub 2]O ring specimens capable of temperature changes were irradiated in both Phase I and Phase II. Temperature changes were also used to determine the tritium inventory and to characterize the effect or irradiation history and sweep gas composition. Solid-cylindrical temperature-gradient specimens were irradiated to characterize their stability with respect to heat transport, lithium transport and physical integrity over the duration of the experiment. Phase I included a solid monolithic specimen of Li[sub 2]O while Phase II included a sphere bed of Li[sub 2]ZrO[sub 3].
- Authors:
-
- Pacific Northwest Lab., Richland, WA (United States)
- Japan Atomic Energy Research Inst., Tokai, Ibaraki (Japan). Dept. of Fuels and Materials Research
- Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd., Chalk River, ON (Canada). Chalk River Labs.
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Pacific Northwest Lab., Richland, WA (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE; USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 7173710
- Report Number(s):
- PNL-SA-20872; CONF-920930-12
ON: DE93001560; TRN: 92-038328
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC06-76RL01830
- Resource Type:
- Conference
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: 17. symposium on fusion technology, Rome (Italy), 14-18 Sep 1992
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY; Fu; Ma; BREEDING BLANKETS; PERFORMANCE TESTING; LITHIUM OXIDES; TRITIUM RECOVERY; THERMONUCLEAR REACTOR MATERIALS; PHYSICAL RADIATION EFFECTS; CERAMICS; IRRADIATION; NEUTRON FLUX; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; TEMPERATURE GRADIENTS; ZIRCONIUM OXIDES; ALKALI METAL COMPOUNDS; CHALCOGENIDES; LITHIUM COMPOUNDS; MATERIALS; OXIDES; OXYGEN COMPOUNDS; RADIATION EFFECTS; RADIATION FLUX; REACTOR COMPONENTS; TESTING; TRANSITION ELEMENT COMPOUNDS; ZIRCONIUM COMPOUNDS; 700450* - Fusion Technology- Blankets & Cooling Systems- (1992-); 700460 - Fusion Technology- Heating & Fueling Systems; Fuels- (1992); 700480 - Fusion Technology- Component Development; Materials Studies- (1992-)
Citation Formats
Slagle, O D, Hollenberg, G W, Kurasawa, T, and Verrall, R A. BEATRIX-II: In situ tritium recovery from Li[sub 2]O and Li[sub 2]ZrO[sub 3] irradiated in a fast neutron flux. United States: N. p., 1992.
Web.
Slagle, O D, Hollenberg, G W, Kurasawa, T, & Verrall, R A. BEATRIX-II: In situ tritium recovery from Li[sub 2]O and Li[sub 2]ZrO[sub 3] irradiated in a fast neutron flux. United States.
Slagle, O D, Hollenberg, G W, Kurasawa, T, and Verrall, R A. 1992.
"BEATRIX-II: In situ tritium recovery from Li[sub 2]O and Li[sub 2]ZrO[sub 3] irradiated in a fast neutron flux". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/7173710.
@article{osti_7173710,
title = {BEATRIX-II: In situ tritium recovery from Li[sub 2]O and Li[sub 2]ZrO[sub 3] irradiated in a fast neutron flux},
author = {Slagle, O D and Hollenberg, G W and Kurasawa, T and Verrall, R A},
abstractNote = {The BEATRIX-II irradiation experiment was an in situ, fast neutron, tritium release experiment to evaluate the performance of ceramic fusion solid breeders at extended burnups. The experiment consisted of two sequential irradiations: Phase I for 300 EFPD and Phase II for 200 EFPD that resulted in lithium burnups from 4[endash]6%. Thin-walled Li[sub 2]O ring specimens capable of temperature changes were irradiated in both Phase I and Phase II. Temperature changes were also used to determine the tritium inventory and to characterize the effect or irradiation history and sweep gas composition. Solid-cylindrical temperature-gradient specimens were irradiated to characterize their stability with respect to heat transport, lithium transport and physical integrity over the duration of the experiment. Phase I included a solid monolithic specimen of Li[sub 2]O while Phase II included a sphere bed of Li[sub 2]ZrO[sub 3].},
doi = {},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/7173710},
journal = {},
number = ,
volume = ,
place = {United States},
year = {Tue Sep 01 00:00:00 EDT 1992},
month = {Tue Sep 01 00:00:00 EDT 1992}
}