Simulations of complex electron paramagnetic resonance spectra for radiation-induced defect centres in advanced ceramic breeder pebbles [PDF]
Nuclear Materials and Energy, 2023 Advanced ceramic breeder (ACB) pebbles consisting of lithium orthosilicate (Li4SiO4) and the strengthening phase lithium metatitanate (Li2TiO3) are accepted as the European Union’s reference solid-state material for tritium breeding in thermonuclear ...
Arturs Zarins +4 more
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Corrosion characteristics of reduced activation ferritic-martensitic steel EUROFER by Li2TiO3 with excess Li [PDF]
Nuclear Materials and Energy, 2018 In a solid breeding blanket, ceramic breeder pebbles are in contact with reduced activation ferritic martensitic (RAFM) steel at high temperatures for years and accordingly form a corrosion layer on the blanket structural steel.
Keisuke Mukai +3 more
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Hyperfine interactions of paramagnetic radiation-induced defect centres in advanced ceramic breeder pebbles [PDF]
Nuclear Materials and EnergyAdvanced ceramic breeder (ACB) pebbles consisting of 65 mol% lithium orthosilicate (Li4SiO4) and 35 mol% lithium metatitanate (Li2TiO3) are developed for tritium breeding in the European Union’s (EU) helium cooled pebble bed (HCPB) breeder blanket ...
Andris Antuzevics +7 more
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Annihilation kinetics of irradiation defects in promising tritium breeding pebbles
Nuclear Materials and Energy, 2021 Lithium-based tritium breeding materials will be adopted to produce tritium in the D-T fusion reactor. Li2TiO3 and Li4SiO4 pebbles have been proposed as candidates in water-cooled ceramic breeder blanket (WCCB) and helium-cooled ceramic breeder blanket ...
Baolong. Ji +6 more
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Current status and future perspectives of EU ceramic breeder development [PDF]
, 2021 Biphasic ceramic pebbles, consisting of Li4SiO4 and Li2TiO3, are being developed as the EU reference tritium breeding material for ITER and DEMO. A modified melt-based process for the pebble fabrication was established and optimised with regard to the ...
Knitter, Regina +2 more
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A Thermal Discrete Element Analysis of EU Solid Breeder Blanket subjected to Neutron Irradiation [PDF]
, 2014 Due to neutron irradiation, solid breeder blankets are subjected to complex thermo-mechanical conditions. Within one breeder unit, the ceramic breeder bed is composed of spherical-shaped lithium orthosilicate pebbles, and as a type of granular material ...
Annabattula, Ratna +5 more
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One-step fabrication of Li2TiO3 ceramic pebbles using pulsed YAG laser [PDF]
, 2023 ORCID 0000-0001-8067-8732A large amount of Li-containing ceramic breeder pebbles is packed in the solid breeding blanket of a nuclear fusion reactor. Several pebble fabrication technologies have been proposed in previous studies, including wet process ...
127539, MUKAI, Keisuke
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Nuclear Materials and Energy, 2016 Lithium titanate with excess lithium (Li2+xTiO3+y) is one of the most promising candidates among advanced tritium breeders for demonstration power plant reactors because of its good tritium release characteristics.
Tsuyoshi Hoshino
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Annual Report 2010 - Operation and Utilisation of the High Flux Reactor [PDF]
, 2011 The High Flux Reactor (HFR) at Petten is managed by the Institute for Energy (IE) of the EC - DG JRC and operated by NRG who are also licence holder and responsible for commercial activities.
CHARLTON Kevin +12 more
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Operation and Utilisation of the High Flux Reactor [PDF]
, 2008 The High Flux Reactor (HFR) at Petten is managed by the Institute for Energy (IE) of the EC - DG JRC and operated by NRG who are also licence holder and responsible for commercial activities.
MAY Roberto, MOSS Raymond
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