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Abstract It is very important to be able to accurately predict the amount of tritium released from the solid breeder. This can be done through model development. In order to establish the validity of a model, it is usually used to analyze in-situ and out-of-pile experiments. An accurate prediction of the results means that the model can be used to predict the behavior of the tritium inside the fusion reactor. A model has been developed to describe the tritium transport behavior in lithium containing. This model several transport includes ceramics mechanisms, such as tritium diffusion and chemical trapping in the grains, adsorption and desorption at the grain surface, and diffusion through the network of interconnected pores. A computer code has also been developed, based on the mode. The code was used to calculate the tritium release in CREATE III and OS 1E23 out-of-pile experiments. The samples in both experiments were made of LiAlOz. Two cases were considered from the CREATE III experiment, one with a purge gas of He+ I % Hz and the other with a purge gas of pure helium. The case considered from the OSI-E23 experiment had a purge gas of Ar+O.l %Hz. The model results were found to be in good agreement with the experiment. The results also showed that in this experiment the surface reactions are the rate-controlling mechanisms. |