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| Reference Number | EP/T027215/1 | |
| Title | Combined Effects of Light Gas and Damage Accumulation in Beryllium | |
| Status | Completed | |
| Energy Categories | Nuclear Fission and Fusion (Nuclear Fission, Nuclear supporting technologies) 100%; | |
| Research Types | Basic and strategic applied research 100% | |
| Science and Technology Fields | PHYSICAL SCIENCES AND MATHEMATICS (Physics) 100% | |
| UKERC Cross Cutting Characterisation | Not Cross-cutting 100% | |
| Principal Investigator |
Dr V Kuksenko CCFE/UKAEA |
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| Award Type | Standard | |
| Funding Source | EPSRC | |
| Start Date | 01 June 2020 | |
| End Date | 05 April 2023 | |
| Duration | 34 months | |
| Total Grant Value | £35,533 | |
| Industrial Sectors | Energy | |
| Region | South East | |
| Programme | Energy : Energy | |
| Investigators | Principal Investigator | Dr V Kuksenko , CCFE/UKAEA |
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| Abstract | Beryllium has applications in various environments which will (or already do) expose it to radiation which will result in the accumulation of helium gas and cause the displacement of atoms from their crystal lattice sites. Beryllium will be the material facing the plasma in the ITER magnetic-confinement nuclear fusion reactor currently under construction in France and titanium beryllide is being developed for use in the "pebble bed" design concept for the tritium-breeding blanket of the DEMO power plant which will follow ITER. In high-energy accelerator research, beryllium is being considered for components in proton-driven particle sources where it will experience even higher rates of helium accumulation than in nuclear fusion environments. | |
| Data | No related datasets |
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| Added to Database | 13/08/25 | |
