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Title: Test plan for Series 2 thermogravimetric analyses of spent fuel oxidation

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:59787

Preliminary studies indicated the need for more spent fuel oxidation data in order to determine the behavior of spent fuel as a waste form for a tuff repository. Short-term thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) tests were recommended in a comprhensive technical approach as the method for providing scoping data that could be used to: (1) evaluate the effects of variables such as moisture and burnup on the oxidation rate; (2) determine operative mechanisms; and (3) guide long-term, low-temperature oxidation testing. This document reviews the preliminary TGA results and presents the Series 2 test plan to study the effect of moisture and temperature on oxidation rate and phase formation.

Research Organization:
Hanford Engineering Development Lab., Richland, WA (United States)
DOE Contract Number:
AC06-76FF02170
OSTI ID:
59787
Report Number(s):
HEDL-7556; ON: DE86007214
Resource Relation:
Other Information: PBD: Feb 1986
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English