Texture analyses and microstructural evolution in monolithic U-Mo nuclear fuel
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jnucmat.2020.152677
Abstract: Abstract This work describes the microstructural evolution of prototypical monolithic U-Mo fuel plates analyzed via scanning electron microscopy and electron backscattered diffraction (EBSD). The understanding of the microstructural and textural evolution of nuclear fuel from… read more here.
Keywords: evolution; microstructural evolution; monolithic fuel; texture analyses ... See more keywords
Thermal creep effects of aluminum alloy cladding on the irradiation-induced mechanical behavior in U–10Mo/Al monolithic fuel plates
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DOI: 10.1016/j.net.2019.09.008
Abstract: Abstract Three-dimensional finite element simulations are implemented for the in-pile thermo-mechanical behavior in U–Mo/Al monolithic fuel plates with different thermal creep rates of cladding involved. The numerical results indicate that the thickness increment of fuel… read more here.
Keywords: fuel foil; monolithic fuel; thermal creep; creep coefficient ... See more keywords
Relating Diffusion Couple Experiment Results to Observed As-Fabricated Microstructures in Low-Enriched U-10wt.% Mo Monolithic Fuel Plates
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DOI: 10.4028/www.scientific.net/ddf.375.18
Abstract: Monolithic fuel system with U – 10 wt.% Mo (U10Mo) fuel alloy has been developed for the Materials Management and Minimization reactor conversion program to replace highly-enriched fuels in research and test reactors with low-enriched… read more here.
Keywords: diffusion; system; monolithic fuel; low enriched ... See more keywords