Apparatus and method for simulating material damage from a fusion reactor

Smith, Dale L.; Greenwood, Lawrence R.; Loomis, Benny A.

Title: Apparatus and method for simulating material damage from a fusion reactor

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An apparatus and method for simulating a fusion environment on a first wall or blanket structure. A material test specimen is contained in a capsule made of a material having a low hydrogen solubility and permeability. The capsule is partially filled with a lithium solution, such that the test specimen is encapsulated by the lithium. The capsule is irradiated by a fast fission neutron source.

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Smith, Dale L. ^[1]; Greenwood, Lawrence R. ^[2]; Loomis, Benny A. ^[1]

Naperville, IL
River Forest, IL

Issue Date:: 1989-01-01

Research Org.:: Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE

OSTI Identifier:: 875228

Patent Number(s):: H000599

Application Number:: 07/196537

Assignee:: United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)

DOE Contract Number:: W-31109-ENG-38

Resource Type:: Patent

Resource Relation:: Patent File Date: 1988 May 20

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: statutory invention registration; apparatus; method; simulating; material; damage; fusion; reactor; environment; wall; blanket; structure; specimen; contained; capsule; hydrogen; solubility; permeability; partially; filled; lithium; solution; encapsulated; irradiated; fast; fission; neutron; source; fusion reactor; neutron source; fission neutron; partially filled; /376/976/

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