Solid tritium breeder materials-Li/sub 2/O and LiAlO/sub 2/: a data base review

Journal Article · Sun Sep 01 04:00:00 EDT 1985 · Fusion Technol.; (United States)

OSTI ID:5791055

Liu, Y Y; Billone, M C; Clemmer, R G; Fischer, A K; Hollenberg, G W; Tam, S W

The fabrication, properties, and irradiation behavior of Li/sub 2/O and ..gamma..-LiAlO/sub 2/ are reviewed and assessed to determine the potential of these materials to satisfy the basic solid breeder blanket performance requirements. Based on the data analysis and theoretical modeling, a set of major technical uncertainties is identified. These uncertainties include: fabricability of sphere-pac solid breeders; high fluence and burnup effects on thermal conductivity and microstructural stability; high fluence and burnup effects on tritium diffusion coefficients at low temperature; relationship among purge flow chemistry, surface adsorption, and species of released tritium; and mechanical properties and the loads imposed on the structural materials by the breeder during blanket operation. Resolution of these issues is important in assuring that solid breeder blankets can be designed with confidence.

• Research Organization: Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL
• OSTI ID: 5791055
• Journal Information: Fusion Technol.; (United States), Journal Name: Fusion Technol.; (United States) Vol. 8:2; ISSN FUSTE
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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ALKALI METAL COMPOUNDS
ALUMINIUM COMPOUNDS
ALUMINIUM OXIDES
BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BREEDING
BREEDING BLANKETS
CHALCOGENIDES
COMPUTERIZED SIMULATION
CRYSTAL STRUCTURE
DOCUMENT TYPES
FABRICATION
FEASIBILITY STUDIES
HYDROGEN ISOTOPES
ISOTOPES
LIGHT NUCLEI
LITHIUM COMPOUNDS
LITHIUM OXIDES
MATERIALS
MATERIALS TESTING
MECHANICAL PROPERTIES
MICROSTRUCTURE
NEUTRON FLUENCE
NUCLEAR FUEL CONVERSION
NUCLEI
ODD-EVEN NUCLEI
OXIDES
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
PHYSICAL RADIATION EFFECTS
RADIATION EFFECTS
RADIOISOTOPES
REACTOR COMPONENTS
REVIEWS
SIMULATION
TESTING
THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY
THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES
THERMONUCLEAR REACTOR MATERIALS
THERMONUCLEAR REACTORS
TRITIUM
YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES