Characterization of Commercial Proton Exchange Membrane Materials after Exposure to Beta and Gamma Radiation

AECL is currently exposing various commercial Proton Exchange Membrane (PEM) materials to both gamma (Cobalt-60 source) and beta (tritiated water) radiation to study the effects of radiation on these materials. This paper summarizes the testing methods and results that have been collected to date. T...

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Published in:Fusion science and technology 2015-03, Vol.67 (2), p.443-446
Main Authors: Thomson, S. N., Carson, R., Ratnayake, A., Muirhead, C., Li, H., Castillo, I., Boniface, H., Suppiah, S., Robinson, J.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
07 ISOTOPES AND RADIATION SOURCES
70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY
ATOMIC ENERGY OF CANADA LTD
Beta radiation
COBALT 60
ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY
ELECTROLYSIS
ELECTRONS
ELONGATION
Exchange
Exposure
FOURIER TRANSFORM SPECTROMETERS
GAMMA RADIATION
Gamma rays
HEAVY WATER
ION EXCHANGE
MEMBRANES
NONDESTRUCTIVE TESTING
POSITRONS
Production methods
PROTONS
Radiation effects
SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY
TENSILE PROPERTIES
TRITIUM
TRITIUM OXIDES
X-RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY
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Summary:AECL is currently exposing various commercial Proton Exchange Membrane (PEM) materials to both gamma (Cobalt-60 source) and beta (tritiated water) radiation to study the effects of radiation on these materials. This paper summarizes the testing methods and results that have been collected to date. The PEMs being studied range in thickness and production method. These studies provide a baseline for AECL to determine if a correspondence between gamma and beta radiation effects exists and to produce improved radiation resistant membranes.
ISSN:1536-1055
1943-7641
DOI:10.13182/FST14-T50