Abstract

ABSTRACT The dimensional changes and thermal conductivity with the annealing of fine-grained isotropic graphite IG-110U and ETP-10 irradiated to 0.02 and 0.25 dpa (1.38 x 1023 and 1.92 x 1024 n/m2, E > 1MeV) at a design temperature of <200°C were studied. The irradiated graphite exhibited a small volume expansion and large degradation in thermal conductivity. Post-irradiation annealing experiments were carried out on dimensional changes and thermal conductivity up to 1700°C, and the results were analyzed in terms of changes in the defect concentration of graphite crystals. The rapid recovery of thermal conductivity observed below 200°C in the graphite irradiated to 0.02 dpa was attributed to the annihilation of Frenkel defects, whereas the recovery observed in both dimension and thermal conductivity above 200°C in the graphite irradiated to 0.02 dpa and 0.25 dpa was caused by the annihilation of small interstitial clusters of 4 ± 2 atoms. The role of large clusters of interstitials and vacancies in the changes to smaller dimension than pre-irradiation at high annealing temperatures are discussed. The temperature dependence of stored energy release was estimated from the changes in defect concentration calculated from the recovery of thermal conductivity.

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