Ceramic tritium breeder materials: Promise and performance

Conference · Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1986

OSTI ID:6873758

Johnson, C E; Hollenberg, G W

A critical element in the D-T fusion reactor design is the tritium-producing blanket. The lithium-containing ceramic materials Li/sub 2/O, ..gamma..-LiAlO/sub 2/, Li/sub 4/SiO/sub 4/, and Li/sub 2/ZrO/sub 3/ are being strongly considered as candidates for producing tritium. Materials properties data are being collected to provide a basis for evaluation and selection of a prime candidate material.

• Research Organization: Argonne National Lab., IL (USA); Hanford Engineering Development Lab., Richland, WA (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: W-31109-ENG-38
• OSTI ID: 6873758
• Report Number(s): CONF-860917-15; ON: DE87004717
• Resource Relation: Conference: 14. SOFT - symposium on fusion technology, Avignon, France, 8 Sep 1986; Other Information: Portions of this document are illegible in microfiche products
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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36 MATERIALS SCIENCE
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BREEDING BLANKETS
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SILICON OXIDES
ZIRCONIUM OXIDES
BREEDING
CERAMICS
TRITIUM
ALKALI METAL COMPOUNDS
ALUMINIUM COMPOUNDS
BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
CHALCOGENIDES
HYDROGEN ISOTOPES
ISOTOPES
LIGHT NUCLEI
LITHIUM COMPOUNDS
NUCLEAR FUEL CONVERSION
NUCLEI
ODD-EVEN NUCLEI
OXIDES
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
RADIOISOTOPES
REACTOR COMPONENTS
SILICON COMPOUNDS
TESTING
TRANSITION ELEMENT COMPOUNDS
YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
ZIRCONIUM COMPOUNDS
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