Ll. Snead et al., INVESTIGATION OF RADIATION-INDUCED ELECTRICAL DEGRADATION IN ALUMINA UNDER ITER-RELEVANT CONDITIONS, Journal of nuclear materials, 226(1-2), 1995, pp. 58-66
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32
Categorie Soggetti
Nuclear Sciences & Tecnology","Mining & Mineral Processing","Material Science
An in-situ experiment investigating the radiation induced electrical d
egradation (RIED) effect in polycrystalline alumina is described. A We
sgo AL-995 polycrystalline alumina sample has been irradiated with fis
sion neutrons to 1.4 displacements per atom (dpa) at 340-365 degrees C
with no evidence of RIED. The implications of these and previous resu
lts are discussed in terms of their impact on the International Thermo
nuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER), with the conclusion that RIED wil
l be of no consequence during the basic performance phase of the machi
nes operation.