Technique of Reactor Experiments of Tin-Lithium Alloy Interaction with Hydrogen Isotopes Under Neutron Irradiation Conditions
Ponkratov Y. Samarkhanov K. Koyanbayev Y. Baklanova Y. Gordienko Y. Tulubayev Y. Martynenko Y. Bochkov V. Sabitova R. Saparbek E.
2025Taylor and Francis Ltd.
Fusion Science and Technology
2025#81Issue 4300 - 309 pp.
The implementation of the ITER and DEMO projects currently includes the investigation of the structural and functional material properties of fusion reactors (FRs). Research to support the use of liquid metals and alloys as plasma-facing materials (PFMs) is a crucial area of work during the development of new FRs. Recent studies indicate the prospects of the tin-lithium (Sn-Li) alloy as a new liquid metal for protecting the in-vessel elements of a FR from the energy flows and high-density particles. Sn-Li alloy has been widely explored for utilization as PFM; however, there is a shortage of investigations being performed at nuclear reactors. The utilization of Sn-Li alloy as PFM in a FR must be fully justified by validated experimental results on tests under extremely high heat, plasma, and radiation loads. The paper presents the methodology of in-pile experiments performed at the IVG.1M research reactor (Kurchatov, Kazakhstan) to study the interaction of hydrogen isotopes with Sn-Li alloy under neutron irradiation conditions. A Sn-Li sample with 73 at. % tin and 27 at. % lithium was manufactured. A unique experimental ampoule device (AD) with a Sn-Li sample had been developed and manufactured for in-pile tests. The results of neutron-physical and thermophysical calculations of designs of the experimental device with Sn-Li alloy under irradiation conditions of the IVG.1M reactor were performed to justify the AD design. Methodical experiments were performed to determine the temperature dependence of the change in the composition of the gas phase in the chamber with Sn-Li alloy. The time dependence of the partial pressure of hydrogen, tritium, and tritium-containing molecules in the AD volume with the Sn-Li alloy on its temperature under reactor irradiation conditions at a power of 3 MW has been studied. Key findings include the successful measurement of tritium release, the determination of temperature conditions for tritium generation and release, and the validation of our experimental AD for conducting such studies.
experimental device, IVG.1M research reactor , hydrogen isotopes , neutron irradiation , Tin-lithium alloy
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Institute of Atomic Energy Branch of the National Nuclear Center of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Material Testing Department, Kurchatov, Kazakhstan
Sarsen Amanzholov East Kazakhstan University, Ust-Kamenogorsk, Department of Physics and Technology, Oskemen, Kazakhstan
Tomsk Polytechnic University, School of Nuclear Science and Engineering, Tomsk, Russian Federation
Institute of Atomic Energy Branch of the National Nuclear Center of the Republic of Kazakhstan
Sarsen Amanzholov East Kazakhstan University
Tomsk Polytechnic University
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