METHOD FOR IN SITU VISUALIZATION OF TRITIUM DIFFUSED IN STAINLESS STEEL USING A DIGITAL AUTORADIOGRAPHIC IMAGING SYSTEM

Journal Article · Wed Sep 20 04:00:00 EDT 2006 · Nuclear Instruments and Methods, Section A

OSTI ID:894303

Gibbs, K; Carol Kestin, C

At the end of their service lives, various stainless steel components of nuclear weapons that have been exposed to tritium gas are evaluated to determine the extent of the tritium permeation. This information is then used to assess the decrement to performance caused by hydrogen (tritium) embrittlement. This evaluation is currently performed using a photo-emulsion based method and requires 24 hours or longer to complete. A system based on digital imaging technology has recently been designed and built at the Savannah River National Laboratory that performs this evaluation in 10 minutes or less on typical samples.

• Research Organization: SRS
• Sponsoring Organization: DOE
• DOE Contract Number: AC09-96SR18500
• OSTI ID: 894303
• Report Number(s): WSRC-2006-STI-00194
• Journal Information: Nuclear Instruments and Methods, Section A, Journal Name: Nuclear Instruments and Methods, Section A
• Publisher: pubinfo
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

08 HYDROGEN
36 MATERIALS SCIENCE
45 MILITARY TECHNOLOGY, WEAPONRY, AND NATIONAL DEFENSE
EMBRITTLEMENT
EVALUATION
HYDROGEN
NUCLEAR WEAPONS
PERFORMANCE
SAVANNAH RIVER PLANT
STAINLESS STEELS
TRITIUM