Interaction of hydrogen isotopes with radiation damaged tungsten

Abstract

This paper reviews recent achievement of hydrogen isotope behavior for damaged tungsten. To demonstrate neutron irradiation, the irradiation damages were introduced into W by energetic Fe2+ irradiation and D retention behavior was examined by thermal desorption spectroscopy (TDS). The D trapping behavior was evaluated using Hydrogen Isotope Diffusion and Trapping (HIDT) code. It was found that D trapping states consisted of two-four stages with the trapping energy of 0.60 eV, 0.85 eV, 1.15-1.25 eV and 1.55 eV depending on the damage concentration and distribution. Based on these experimental results, the hydrogen isotope retention behavior in actual fusion condition was demonstrated. It was found that most of hydrogen isotope was retained in tungsten wall even if the wall temperature was kept at operation temperature.