Trapping of deuterium dissolved in fluidized Li by Y

Recovery of D dissolved in a liquid Li flow at low D concentration is experimentally investigated using a Y metal absorber under the two fluidized conditions: (a) in a vertical cylindrical tube and (b) in an agitated vessel. The target concentration is 1 appm in Li around at 300 degrees C. The two concentrations of D remaining in Li and recovered by Y are detected by a dissolution method using H2O with depleted-D and HNO3. The main released species is HD. A small amount of HDO released is reduced to HD by a Mg particle bed. It is found that HF-treated Y can absorb H isotopes at the target temperature and concentration. The chemical dissolution technique is found to be useful to specify the two absolute concentrations of D recovered by Y and D remaining in Li. (C) 2014 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

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