Molecular Dynamics Simulation of Fission Fragment Damage in Nuclear Fuel and Surrogate Material

Devanathan, Ram

doi:10.1557/adv.2017.9

Title: Molecular Dynamics Simulation of Fission Fragment Damage in Nuclear Fuel and Surrogate Material

Journal Article · Wed Apr 05 00:00:00 EDT 2017 · MRS Advances

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1557/adv.2017.9· OSTI ID:1582555

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We have performed classical molecular dynamics simulations of swift heavy ion damage, typical of fission fragments, in nuclear fuel (UO2) for energy deposition per unit length of 3.9 keV/nm. We did not observe amorphization. The damage mainly consisted of isolated point defects. Only about 1% of the displacements occur on the uranium sublattice. Oxygen Frenkel pairs are an order of magnitude more numerous than uranium Frenkel pairs in the primary damage state. In contrast, previous results show that the ratio of Frenkel pairs on the two sublattices is close to the stoichiometric ratio in ceria. These differences in the primary damage state may lead to differences in radiation response of UO2 and CeO2.

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Research Organization:: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE

DOE Contract Number:: AC05-76RL01830

OSTI ID:: 1582555

Report Number(s):: PNNL-SA-123157

Journal Information:: MRS Advances, Vol. 2, Issue 21-22

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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