Determination of neutron absorbed doses in lithium aluminates

Lithium-based ceramics have been proposed as tritium breeders for fusion reactors. The lithium aluminate (γ phase) seems to be thermally and structurally stable, the damages produced by neutron irradiation depend on the absorbed dose. A method based on the measurement of neutron activation of foils through neutron capture has been developed to obtain the neutron absorbed dose in lithium aluminates irradiated in the thermal column facility and in the fixed irradiation system of a Triga Mark III Nuclear Reactor.