EFDA-JET-CP(08)02/09

Assessment of the Photon-Cleaning Detritiation Method Tested at JET

Flashlamp photonic cleaning has been tested in-situ and at the Beryllium Handling Facility (BeHF) at JET. Two adjacent number 4 divertor tiles have been exposed to numerous pulses up to the nominal energy of 500J. Starting the photon-cleaning process with tile G4A and using energies up to 350J did not appeared to be efficient for detritiation. Consequently, the untreated tile G4B has been treated at the maximum energy of 500J. Combustion measurements confirmed that the photon-cleaning was partly efficient as about 74% of the initial tritium concentration has been released. The average tritium concentration on the surface of the tile after treatment was 2.45 108 Bq/cm3 which is only 4 times lower than the initial activity. However, it is remarkable to notice that the bulk activity of the tiles remains constant indicating that during the detritiation treatment there is no tritium diffusing into the bulk of the tile. Preprint of Paper to be submitted for publication in Proceedings of the 18th Plasma Surface Interactions in Controlled Fusion Devices Toledo, Spain ( 26th May 2008 - 30th May 2008)
Name Size  
EFDC080209 704.96 Kb