Recent trends in metallic fast reactor fuels research
A Aitkaliyeva - Journal of Nuclear Materials, 2022 - Elsevier
Metallic nuclear fuels have been extensively investigated for more than 60 years. Early
studies noted that metallic fuels exhibit characteristic irradiation behaviors that set them …
studies noted that metallic fuels exhibit characteristic irradiation behaviors that set them …
α-U and ω-UZr2 in neutron irradiated U-10Zr annular metallic fuel
To develop metallic fuel with ultra-high burnup of 30%-40%, an annular U-10Zr fuel with
55% smear density was fabricated through a casting route and irradiated at the Advanced …
55% smear density was fabricated through a casting route and irradiated at the Advanced …
Integrating advanced modeling and accelerated testing for a modernized fuel qualification paradigm
With the increasing interest in sodium fast reactor technology, as seen by applications to the
US Nuclear Regulatory Commission for the OKLO Aurora plant, fuel testing for the …
US Nuclear Regulatory Commission for the OKLO Aurora plant, fuel testing for the …
Postirradiation examination results of several metallic fuel alloys and forms from low burnup AFC irradiations
JM Harp, HJM Chichester, L Capriotti - Journal of Nuclear Materials, 2018 - Elsevier
Several different U based metallic nuclear fuel alloys and forms were irradiated as part of the
Advanced Fuels Campaign (AFC) series of irradiation experiments. Results from …
Advanced Fuels Campaign (AFC) series of irradiation experiments. Results from …
Fuel performance analysis of fast flux test facility MFF-3 and-5 fuel pins using BISON with post irradiation examination data
KM Paaren, M Gale, D Wootan, P Medvedev, D Porter - Energies, 2023 - mdpi.com
Using the BISON fuel-performance code, simulations were conducted of an automated
process to read initial and operating conditions from the Pacific Northwest National …
process to read initial and operating conditions from the Pacific Northwest National …
Transmission electron microscopy study of a high burnup U-10Zr metallic fuel
To support the development of U-10 wt.% Zr (U-10Zr) metallic fuel for Generation IV sodium-
cooled fast reactors, we analyzed a Na-bonded solid U-10Zr fuel cross-section that was …
cooled fast reactors, we analyzed a Na-bonded solid U-10Zr fuel cross-section that was …
Out-of-pile and postirradiated examination of lanthanide and lanthanide-palladium interactions for metallic fuel
Palladium is being investigated as a fuel additive to bind with and potentially immobilize
lanthanide fission products. A primary cause of fuel-cladding chemical interaction (FCCI) is …
lanthanide fission products. A primary cause of fuel-cladding chemical interaction (FCCI) is …
The application of synchrotron micro-computed tomography to characterize the three-dimensional microstructure in irradiated nuclear fuel
This research demonstrated the first time that synchrotron X-ray micro-computed
tomography (μ-CT) was utilized to analyze the three-dimensional (3-D) morphology of the …
tomography (μ-CT) was utilized to analyze the three-dimensional (3-D) morphology of the …
Phase transformations and thermal expansion coefficients of unirradiated UX wt.% Zr (X= 6, 10, 20, 30) measured via neutron diffraction
This work characterizes the crystallographic evolution of unirradiated UX wt.% Zr (X= 6, 10,
20, 30) while cooling from equilibration, single phase γ-U-Zr, at 900° C to ambient …
20, 30) while cooling from equilibration, single phase γ-U-Zr, at 900° C to ambient …
Development and formulation of physics based metallic fuel models and comparison to integral irradiation data
C Matthews, S Novascone, A Casagranda… - Journal of Nuclear …, 2023 - Elsevier
Metallic fuel has an important historical significance in the development of nuclear reactors
and continues to be relevant to the progression of advanced test and power reactors. A …
and continues to be relevant to the progression of advanced test and power reactors. A …