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Irradiation Effects of Fusion Reactor Matenals under Dynamic and Variable/Complex Conditions

Research Project

Project/Area Number 06303016
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Co-operative Research (A)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Research Field Nuclear fusion studies
Research InstitutionTOHOKU UNIVERSITY

Principal Investigator

ABE Katsunori  Tohoku Univ., Dept of Quantum Science & Energy Eng., Professor, 工学研究科・量子エネルギー工学専攻, 教授 (70005940)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) MUROGA Takeo  National Institute for Fusion Science Professor, 核融合科学研究所, 教授 (60174322)
TAKAHASHI Heisichiro  Hokkaido Univ.Professor, エネルギー先端工学研究センター, 教授 (80001337)
KOHYAMA Akira  Kyoto Univ.Professor, エネルギー理工学研究所, 教授 (80092203)
SATOU Manabu  Tohoku Univ., Dept of Quantum Science & Energy Eng., Research Associate, 工学研究科, 助手 (40226006)
HASEGAWA Akira  Tohoku Univ., Dept of Quantum Science & Energy Eng., Associate Professor, 工学研究科, 助教授 (80241545)
木下 智見  九州大学, 工学部, 教授 (50037917)
松井 秀樹  東北大学, 金属材料研究所, 教授 (50005980)
Project Period (FY) 1994 – 1995
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 1995)
Budget Amount *help
¥4,900,000 (Direct Cost: ¥4,900,000)
Fiscal Year 1995: ¥2,200,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,200,000)
Fiscal Year 1994: ¥2,700,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,700,000)
KeywordsIrradiation Effects / Low Activation Materials / Ferritic Steels / Vanadium Alloys / Ceramics / Effects of Variable / Complex Condition / Effects of Dynamic Conditions / Modeling / 核融合炉材料 / 照射損傷 / 中性子照射
Research Abstract

The influence of varying irradiation conditions like temperature cycle on the property change will be serious problem for the components under the fusion operating conditions, where the controlled and accidental variation of power generation will take place. Degradation of material performance by these irradiation effects have been recognized as important subjects of irradiation effects on materials but the detail of phenomena have not been clarified yet because of their difficulties of irradiation experiments. Recently prediction of these types of degradation during neutron irradiation conditions are recognized as important design parameter of fusion reactors.
The objective of this work is characterization of damage process during reactor operation for structural and functional materials of fusion reactor. Dynamic phenomenon only in irradiation and the material property changes in the irradiation conditions, which are varied corresponding to the steady and unsteady operation of the rea … More ctor and complex condition including the nuclear transmutation are studied. In order to study the dynamic effect in addition to the cumulative effects, the experimental test matrix becomes huge in parameters. Therefore, mechanistic understanding and theoretical predictions are required to obtain key information through well-planned irradiation experiment with limited amount of irradiation volume.
In concretely, the following seven tasks were set up to organize irradiation experiment effectively. Test matrix focuses on low activation structural materials and functional materials including insulating ceramics and refractory alloys. (1) Irradiation creep measurement and mechanical property examination of low activation ferritic steels. (2) Irradiation effects on mechanical properties and micro structural evolution of vanadium alloys under combined/complex conditions, (3) In-situ measurements of electrical/thermal conductivity of ceramics, (4) mechanical properties of ceramics and metal/ceramics joints, (5) Varying temperature effect on microstructural evolution and mechanical properties under irradiation to high fluences, (6) Transmutation effect under complex irradiation conditions, (7) Modeling and theoretical studies. Finally, overall discussion was carried out on network activities of the research, and data correlation between fission and fusion neutron irradiation studies. Less

Report

(3 results)
  • 1995 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report Summary
  • 1994 Annual Research Report
  • Research Products

    (12 results)

All Other

All Publications (12 results)

  • [Publications] K.Abe: "Studies on fusion structural materials in Japan" Proc.2nd Japan/China.Symp.on Materials for Advanced Energy Systems & Fission and Fusion Engineering. 261-264 (1994)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      1995 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] A.Kimura, T.Morimura, M.Narui, H.Matsui: "Irradiation hardening of reduced activation martensitic steels" Journal of Nuclear Materials. 233-237. 319-325 (1996)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      1995 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] M.Satou, K.Abe, H.Kayano: "Microstructures of deformed V-Ti-Cr-Si type alloys after neutrcn irradiation" Journal of Nuclear Materials. 233-237. 426-430 (1996)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      1995 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] K.Shiiyama, T.Izu, C.Kinoshita, M.Kutsuwado: "Measurements of electrical conductivity of ceramics under electron irradiation in a high voltage electron microscope" Journal of Nuclear Materials. 233-237. 1332-1335 (1996)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      1995 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] T.Muroga, Y.Nonaka, N.Yoshida: "Dislocation evolution in a model and a candidate ferritic alloy during steady and varying temperature electron irradiation" Journal of Nuclear Materials. 233-237. 1035-1039 (1996)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      1995 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] S.Ohnuki, H.Takahashi, F.A.Garner, J.E.Powel, K.Shiba, A.Hishinuma: "Transmutation-induced embrittlement of vanadium and several vanadium alloys in HFIR" Journal of Nuclear Materials. 233-237. 411-415 (1996)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      1995 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] K.Abe: Proc.2nd Japan/China Symp.on Materials for Studies on Fusion structural materials in Japan Advanced Energy Systems & Fission and Fusion Engineering. 261-264 (1994)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      1995 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] A.Kimura, T.Morimura, M.Narui, H.Matsui: "Irradiation hardening of reduced activation martensitic steels" Journal of Nuclear Materials. vol.233-237. 319-325 (1996)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      1995 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] M.Satou, K.Abe, H.Kayano: "Microstructures of deformed V-Ti-Cr-si type alloys after neutron irradiation" Journal of Nuclear Materials. vol.233-237. 426-430 (1996)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      1995 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] K.Shiiyama, T.Izu, C..Kinoshita, M.Kutsuwada: "Measurements of electrical conductivity of ceramics under electron irradiation in a high voltage electron microscope" Journal of Nuclear Materials. vol.233-237. 1332-1335 (1996)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      1995 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] T.Muroga, Y.Nonaka, N.Yoshida: "Dislocation evolution in a model and a candidate ferritic alloy during steady and varying temperature electron irradiation" Journal of Nuclear Materials. vol.233-237. 1035-1039 (1996)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      1995 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] S.Ohnuki, H.Takahashi, F.G.Garner, J.E.Powel, K.Shiba, A.Hishinuma: "Transmutation-induced embrittlement of vanadium and several vanadium alloys in HFIR" Journal of Nuclear Materials. vol.233-237. 411-415 (1996)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      1995 Final Research Report Summary

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