Impact of water ingress on deuterium release, oxidation, and dust generation in beryllium plasma-facing components

Beryllium samples from the JET ITER-like wall limiter tiles with either co-deposits or surface cracks caused by melt damage, were immersed into boiling water for 4 h 15 min to simulate and assess the impact of coolant water ingress into a tokamak on the state of Be components. Microscopy of the wate...

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Main Authors: Y. Zayachuk, N. Catarino, C. Smith, I. Jepu, C. Ayres, A. Widdowson, E. Alves, M. Rubel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-06-01
Series:Nuclear Materials and Energy
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352179123000765