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Surface topography and deuterium retention in polycrystalline hot-rolled W and W–5%Re have been examined after exposure to a low-energy (76 eV), high flux (around 10 22 D/m 2 s) deuterium plasma to an ion fluence of 10 26 D/m 2 at various temperatures. The methods used were confocal laser scanning microscopy and the D( 3 He, p) 4 He nuclear reaction at 3 He energies varied from 0.69 to 4.0 MeV. During exposure to the D plasma at temperatures in the range from 348 to 673 K, small blisters of size in the range from about 1 to about 15 μm, depending on the exposure temperature, are formed on the W and W–5%Re surfaces. In the W–5%Re, the deuterium retention demonstrates its maximum at exposure temperature of 463 K, while in the W this maximum is shifted to 523 K. A difference in the temperature dependence of the D retention for the W and W–5%Re is explained, as a rough approximation, by temperature dependences of the ductility of these materials. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Abstract: Tritium amount retained in surface layers and release behavior from surface layers were examined using SS316L samples exposed to plasmas in the Large Helical Device and a commercial Cu–Be alloy plate. BIXS analyses and observation by SEM indicate that carbon and titanium deposited on the plasma-facing surface of the SS316L samples. Larger amount of tritium was trapped in the plasma-facing surface in comparison with the polished surface. Higher enrichment of tritium in surface layers was similarly found in the polished surface of both samples. The amount of surface tritium in both samples was almost same, while the bulk concentration of tritium in Cu–Be was much lower than that in SS316L. Tritium release from the SS316L and Cu–Be samples into water was examined by immersion experiments. Tritium elution was observed for both samples, but changes in the residual tritium amount in surface layers were different from each other. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]