Studies of two-phase lithium ceramics Li4SiO4-Li2TiO3 under conditions of neutron irradiation

Timur Kulsartov; Zhanna Zaurbekova; Regina Knitter; Asset Shaimerdenov; Yevgen Chikhray; Saulet Askerbekov; Assyl Akhanov; Inesh Kenzhina; Gunta Kizane; Yergazy Kenzhin; Magzhan Aitkulov; Darkhan Sairanbayev; Yuriy Gordienko; Yuriy Ponkratov

Nuclear Materials and Energy (Mar 2022)

Studies of two-phase lithium ceramics Li4SiO4-Li2TiO3 under conditions of neutron irradiation

Timur Kulsartov,
Zhanna Zaurbekova,
Regina Knitter,
Asset Shaimerdenov,
Yevgen Chikhray,
Saulet Askerbekov,
Assyl Akhanov,
Inesh Kenzhina,
Gunta Kizane,
Yergazy Kenzhin,
Magzhan Aitkulov,
Darkhan Sairanbayev,
Yuriy Gordienko,
Yuriy Ponkratov

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Timur Kulsartov: al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Almaty, Kazakhstan; Institute of Applied Sciences and Information Technologies, Almaty, Kazakhstan; Institute of Atomic Energy, Branch of NNC RK, Kurchatov, Kazakhstan
Zhanna Zaurbekova: al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Almaty, Kazakhstan; Institute of Applied Sciences and Information Technologies, Almaty, Kazakhstan; Institute of Atomic Energy, Branch of NNC RK, Kurchatov, Kazakhstan; Corresponding author at: al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Almaty, Kazakhstan.
Regina Knitter: Karlsruhe Institute for Technology, Karlsruhe, Germany
Asset Shaimerdenov: al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Almaty, Kazakhstan; Institute of Nuclear Physics, Almaty, Kazakhstan
Yevgen Chikhray: al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Almaty, Kazakhstan
Saulet Askerbekov: al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Almaty, Kazakhstan; Institute of Applied Sciences and Information Technologies, Almaty, Kazakhstan; Institute of Nuclear Physics, Almaty, Kazakhstan
Assyl Akhanov: Institute of Nuclear Physics, Almaty, Kazakhstan
Inesh Kenzhina: al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Almaty, Kazakhstan; Institute of Nuclear Physics, Almaty, Kazakhstan; Kazakh-British Technical University, Almaty, Kazakhstan
Gunta Kizane: University of Latvia, Riga, Latvia
Yergazy Kenzhin: al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Almaty, Kazakhstan
Magzhan Aitkulov: Institute of Nuclear Physics, Almaty, Kazakhstan
Darkhan Sairanbayev: Institute of Nuclear Physics, Almaty, Kazakhstan
Yuriy Gordienko: Institute of Atomic Energy, Branch of NNC RK, Kurchatov, Kazakhstan
Yuriy Ponkratov: Institute of Atomic Energy, Branch of NNC RK, Kurchatov, Kazakhstan

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 30
p. 101129

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This work presents the preliminary experimental data on the study of gas release from two-phase lithium ceramics Li4SiO4-Li2TiO3 under neutron irradiation conditions. Experiments were carried out at the WWR-K research reactor (Almaty, Kazakhstan) for ∼4.3 days. The total neutron fluence during the irradiation was ∼1.8·1019n/cm2. In the course of irradiation, two experiments on ceramics heating during irradiation and two experiments with hydrogen isotopes (H2 and D2) supply into the experimental chamber with the sample were performed at a temperature of 680 °C and reactor power of 6 MW. During the entire irradiation, the gas composition in the continuously evacuated ampoule device with samples was recorded. The obtained dependences of the release of tritium-containing molecules and helium during the experiment were qualitatively analyzed.

Published in Nuclear Materials and Energy

ISSN: 2352-1791 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Technology: Electrical engineering. Electronics. Nuclear engineering: Nuclear engineering. Atomic power
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