Project

Neutron irradiation effects in ITER divertor materials

Code

01CD11924

Duration

01 January 2025 → 31 May 2025

Funding

Regional and community funding: Special Research Fund

Promotor

Kim Verbeken

Fellow

Kateryna Poleshchuk

Research disciplines

Engineering and technology
- Nuclear energy
- Destructive and non-destructive testing of materials
- Metals and alloy materials

Keywords

Neutron irradiation ITER divertor materials W/Cu/CuCrZr joint Innovative methodology

Project description

This project investigates the mechanical properties of ITER plasma-facing materials under neutron irradiation to determine the divertor's lifetime. Objectives include development of the testing methodology for ITER divertor monoblock, assessing the degradation of tensile properties and hardness before and after the neutron irradiation, analyzing microstructural changes via TEM and SEM-EBSD, and incorporating experimental data into FEM models.