Interaction of fission products and SiC in TRISO fuel particles: a limiting HTGR design parameter
The fuel particle system for the steam cycle cogeneration HTGR being developed in the US consists of 20% enriched UC/sub 0/./sub 3/O/sub 1/./sub 7/ and ThO/sub 2/ kernels with TRISO coatings. The reaction of fission products with the SiC coating is the limiting thermochemical coating failure mechanism affecting performance. The attack of the SiC by palladium (Pd) is considered the controlling reaction with systems of either oxide or carbide fuels. The lanthanides, such as cerium, neodymium, and praseodymium, also attack SiC in carbide fuel particles. In reactor design, the time-temperature relationships at local points in the core are used to calculate the depth of SiC-Pd reaction. The depth of penetration into the SiC during service varies with core power density, power distribution, outlet gas temperature, and fuel residence time. These parameters are adjusted in specifying the core design to avoid SiC coating failure.
- Research Organization:
- GA Technologies, Inc., San Diego, CA (USA)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AT03-76ET35300
- OSTI ID:
- 5569013
- Report Number(s):
- GA-A-17183; ON: DE84001009
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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