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Interaction of Hydrogen Isotopes with Ferritic-Martensitic Steel EK-181-Rusfer (Review of Results Obtained)

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In this paper the results of the studies of reduced activation ferritic-martensitic steel EK-181 (Rusfer-EK-181, Fe–12 Cr–2 W–V–Ta–B) developed in Russia (Bochvar High-Technology Scientific Research Institute of Inorganic Materials—VNIINM) as a structural material for application as the core components of fast neutron, fusion, and hybrid reactors are summarized. Various aspects of hydrogen interaction with Rusfer steel, primarily retention, diffusion, and the effect of various defects on retention, are considered.

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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

We are grateful to Artyom A. Mednikov and Dmitry A. Kozlov of the National Research Center Kurchatov Institute for their help in preparing samples and to Vitaly S. Efimov of the National Research Nuclear University MEPhI for performing the thermodesorption studies.

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This work was supported by the National Research Center Kurchatov Institute (order no. 1805, dated August 14, 2019).

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    A. V. Golubeva, N. P. Bobyr, D. I. Cherkez, B. I. Khripunov & A. V. Spitsyn

  2. National Research Nuclear University MEPhI (Moscow Engineering Physics Institute), 115409, Moscow, Russia

    Yu. M. Gasparyan & V. M. Chernov

  3. State Research Center of the Russian Federation Troitsk Institute for Innovation and Fusion Research (TRINITI JSC), 108840, Troitsk, Moscow, Russia

    N. S. Klimov

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Golubeva, A.V., Bobyr, N.P., Cherkez, D.I. et al. Interaction of Hydrogen Isotopes with Ferritic-Martensitic Steel EK-181-Rusfer (Review of Results Obtained). Inorg. Mater. Appl. Res. 12, 1196–1205 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1134/S2075113321050117

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