Showing 1 - 10 of 78 UKAEA Paper Results
2022
UKAEA-CCFE-PR(22)16
M. Rubel A. Widdowson L. Dittrich S. Moon A. Weckmann P. Petersson JET Contributors
The contribution provides a concise overview of ion beam analysis methods and pro- cedures in studies of materials exposed to fusion plasmas in controlled fusion devices with magnetic confinement. An impact of erosion-deposition processes on the morphology of wall materials is- presented. In particular, results for deuterium analyses are discussed.…
Preprint Published2022
UKAEA-CCFE-PR(22)11
Ramil Gaisin Viacheslav Kuksenko Michael Duerrschnabel Vladimir Chakin Aniceto Goraieb Pavel Vladimirov
Solid titanium beryllide blocks will be used for neutron multiplication in the in the helium-cooled pebble bed (HCPB) blanket concept of EU DEMO. A combination of hot extrusion of Be-Ti powders and subsequent hot isostatic pressing (HIP) of the obtained Be-Ti composites has been proposed for manufacturing such blocks. This work is devoted to the st…
Preprint Published2021
UKAEA-CCFE-CP(21)12
A. Widdowson J.P. Coad Y. Zayachuk I. Jepu E. Alves N. Catarino V. Corregidor M. Mayer S. Krat J. Likonen C. Rowley M. Zlobinski D. Douai K. Heinola A. Baron-Wiechec L. Avotina JET Contributors
This contribution outlines a strategy for assessing tritium (T) inventory in plasma facing components (PFC) during JET T operations. It is based on retention as a fraction of fuel injected in-vessel, currently reported as 0.24% for 2011-2012 operating period, in conjunction with the planned T pulse schedule providing fueling of 4 g T injected per d…
Preprint Published2021
UKAEA-CCFE-PR(21)48
Markus Kuhbach Andrew J. London Jing Wang Daniel K. Schreiber FranciscaMendez-Martin Iman Ghamarian Huma Bilal Anna Ceguerra
Atom probe tomography and related methods probe the 3D architecture of a material. Which software tools microscopists use and how these tools are connected into work flows makes a substantial contribution to the accuracy and precision of a materials characterization experiment. Typically, the tools of a specific community adapt results and methods …
Preprint2021
UKAEA-CCFE-PR(21)49
Phillip Gopon James O. Douglas Frederick Meisenkothen Jaspreet Singh Andrew J. London Michael P. Moody
Using a combination of simulated data and pyrite isotopic reference materials, we have refined a methodology to obtain quantitative δ34S measurements from atom probe tomography (APT) datasets. This study builds on previous attempts to characterize relative 34S/32S ratios in gold containing pyrite using APT. We have also improved our understand…
Preprint2021
UKAEA-CCFE-PR(21)50
A. J. Cackett H. T. Vo J. J. H. Lim A.J. Bushby P. Hosemann C.D. Hardie
The results of small-scale mechanical tests are convoluted by the so-called size effect, whereby materials appear stronger when the scale of the test is reduced to the order of microns or less. The dimensional range over which this occurs has been shown to be linked to a change in sample microstructure, such as the addition of defects induced by…
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UKAEA-CCFE-PR(21)52
A Quadling Director of Materials UK Atomic Energy AuthorityWE Lee Ser Cymru Professor of Materials in Extreme Environments Nuclear Futures Institute Bangor University.J Astbury Reactor Technology Manager & Head of Neutronics Tokamak Energy
Fusion has entered the engineering era. Moving from plasma science to experiments demonstrating the benefits of modified torus shapes and advanced divertor geometries, the ‘field’ has become an ‘industry’. Investors focus now on whether superconducting magnet joints are feasible in large tokamak designs and how to deliver net energy to grid…
Preprint2021
UKAEA-CCFE-PR(21)27
M. J. Lloyd A. J. London M. Gilbert C. S. Becquart C. Domain E. Martinez M. Moody P. A. J. Bagot D. Nguyen-Manh D.E. J. Armstrong
Tungsten is one the primary candidate materials for the high neutron flux, high temperature components of a future demonstrate fusion reactor. Despite this, there is a lack of data on W under fusion relevant neutron doses and irradiation temperatures. Transmutation reactions result in the production of Re and Os solute atoms, at a rate which is …
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UKAEA-CCFE-PR(21)26
J P Coad M Rubel J Likonen N Bekris S Brezinsek G F Matthews M Mayer A M Widdowson JET contributors
The first divertor was installed in the JET machine between 1992 and 1994 and was operated with carbon tiles and then beryllium tiles in 1994-5. Post-mortem studies after these first experiments demonstrated that most of the impurities deposited in the divertor originate in the main chamber, and that asymmetric deposition patterns generally favouri…
Preprint Published2021
UKAEA-CCFE-PR(21)24