Abstract
Tritium handling in fusion reactors is important for economical fuel cycles and radiological safety; however, the extremely limited number of studies on tritium permeation through structural materials under irradiation conditions has been reported. In this study, γ-ray irradiation effect on tritium permeation has been investigated using three kinds of metals with different permeation properties including palladium, platinum, and austenitic stainless steel. An increase of deuterium signal on the quadrupole mass spectrometer during irradiation consisted of an increase of deuterium permeation flux and an electrical noise, and both were separately detected. The increase rate of permeation flux for all materials became lower as the test temperature increased. Dose rate dependence of the increase rate was confirmed. Oxidation of the austenitic stainless steel indicates a decrease of not only the deuterium permeation flux but also the irradiation effect.
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