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Global distribution of tritium in JET with the ITER-like wall

Authors :
S.E. Lee
Y. Hatano
M. Tokitani
S. Masuzaki
Y. Oya
T. Otsuka
N. Ashikawa
Y. Torikai
N. Asakura
H. Nakamura
K. Isobe
H. Kurotaki
D. Hamaguchi
T. Hayashi
A. Widdowson
S. Jachmich
J. Likonen
M. Rubel
Source :
Nuclear Materials and Energy, Vol 26, Iss , Pp 100930- (2021)
Publication Year :
2021
Publisher :
Elsevier, 2021.

Abstract

Nondestructive analysis of tritium (T) distribution was performed by means of imaging plate technique on specimens cut from the Be limiters, W-coated carbon tiles and bulk W lamellae retrieved from the JET tokamak after the first and third experimental campaigns with the ITER-like wall. Afterwards, analyses were continued using X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, microscopy techniques and thermal desorption spectroscopy. Co-deposits formed on the W-coated tiles in the 1st campaign showed large T retention because of high carbon content reaching up to 50 atomic %, while the carbon fraction in co-deposits after the 3rd campaign was distinctly lower. The T retention of the plasma-facing surface of the bulk W tile was smaller than that of the W-coated tiles by a factor of 20, while deposition of small amount of T was found at the side surfaces facing to the gaps in a lamella structure. The correlation of T distributions with surface morphology and the discharge conditions is discussed.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
23521791
Volume :
26
Issue :
100930-
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Nuclear Materials and Energy
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.91fd4569e63442cdb548b894498d7650
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nme.2021.100930