Diffusion of cesium in oxidized and unoxidized IG-110 nuclear graphite
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Time-release diffusion measurements of cesium have been conducted over the temperature range 1073 K – 1973 K on oxidized and unoxidized IG-110 graphite. Four cesium concentrations were tested to investigate the concentration dependence of the diffusion coefficient. Two levels of oxidation were tested and compared to unoxidized concentration-matched sets to explore the effects of graphite oxidation. The results demonstrate that cesium diffusion coefficient in unoxidized IG-110 graphite is independent of concentration within the range 34 – 163 µg Cs/g graphite . Above this, the effective cesium diffusion coefficient changes with concentration. The diffusion coefficient was increased by a factor of 2–12 in the oxidized set with 7.8% mass loss. These results can be used to aid predictive modeling of cesium diffusion in HTGR cores.
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OpenAlex topics: Graphite, nuclear technology, radiation studies · Nuclear and radioactivity studies · Nuclear reactor physics and engineering
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