Measurement of Electrical Conductivity of Ceramic Insulators in a Fission Reactor

Authors : Tatsuo Shikama; Yukio Endo; Minoru Narui; Hideo Kayano; Tsutomu Sagawa
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Abstract

The electrical conductivity of two ceramic insulators, alumina, and silicon nitride was measured in a fission reactor under a dynamic vacuum condition. The instrumented irradiation rig was dynamically evacuated during fission reactor operation. The uppermost vacuum level attained was better than 10-2 Torr. In this experiment, we attempted to reveal effects of the gaseous environment on the measurement of electrical conductivity under ionizing irradiation. The results showed that the gaseous environment has a most hazardous effect in a certain gas pressure range.


Concepts :
Glass properties and applications
Metallurgical Processes and Thermodynamics
Molten salt chemistry and electrochemical processes
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10.1520/stp24000s
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