Measurement of tritium penetration through concrete material covered by various paints coating
Journal Article
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· Fusion Science and Technology
- Tritium Technology Group, Fusion Researdch and Development Directorate, Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Tokai-mura (Japan)
- Department of Advanced Energy Engineering Science, Kyushu University, Fukuoka (Japan)
The present study aims at obtaining fundamental data on tritium migration in porous materials, which include soaking effect, interaction between tritium and cement paste coated with paints and transient tritium sorption in porous cement. The amounts of tritium penetrated into or released from cement paste with epoxy and urethane paint coatings were measured. The tritium penetration amounts were increased with the HTO (tritiated water) exposure time. Time to achieve a saturated value of tritium sorption was more than 60 days for cement paste coated with epoxy paint and with urethane paint, while that for cement paste without any paint coating took 2 days to achieve it. The effect of tritium permeation reduction by the epoxy paint was higher than that of the urethane. Although their paint coatings were effective for reduction of tritium penetration through the cement paste which was exposed to HTO for a short period, it was found that the amount of tritium trapped in the paints became large for a long period. Tritium penetration rates were estimated by an analysis of one-dimensional diffusion in the axial direction of a thickness of a sample. Obtained data were helpful for evaluation of tritium contamination and decontamination. (authors)
- OSTI ID:
- 22429707
- Journal Information:
- Fusion Science and Technology, Journal Name: Fusion Science and Technology Journal Issue: 2 Vol. 67; ISSN 1536-1055
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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