Methodology of the Experiments to Study Lithium CPS Interaction with Deuterium Under Conditions Of Reactor Irradiation

Abstract

Problems of plasma-facing materials degradation and in-vessel element destructions, tritium accumulation and plasma pollution can be overcome by the use of liquid metals with low atomic number. The best candidate as a material for divertor receiving plates and other in-vessel devices is lithium. Liquid lithium advantages as a plasma facing material have been confirmed by a large number of the experiments at the plasma-physical facilities being operated worldwide.