Dale L. Smith - Naperville IL Lawrence R. Greenwood - River Forest IL Benny A. Loomis - Naperville IL
Assignee:
The United States of America as represented by the United States Department of Energy - Washington DC
International Classification:
G21B 100
US Classification:
376100
Abstract:
An apparatus and method for simulating a fusion environment on a first wall or blanket structure. A material test specimen is contained in a capsule made of a material having a low hydrogen solubility and permeability. The capsule is partially filled with a lithium solution, such that the test specimen is encapsulated by the lithium. The capsule is irradiated by a fast fission neutron source.