Iodine and cesium in oxide fuel pellets and zircaloy-4 cladding of irradiated fuel rods (LWBR Development Program)
Measurements of fission product iodine and cesium are reported for thoria and binary (ThO/sub 2/--UO/sub 2/) fuels with various irradiation histories. These volatile fission products were measured on the cladding surface or in the fuel by using specially developed radiochemical techniques. The radiochemical iodine measurements are found to be in general agreement with a theoretical iodine release model for irradiated fuel. Microprobe examinations of irradiated fuel rod cladding sections show fission product cesium to be located preferentially at the pellet to pellet interface region. Fission product iodine was detected in the interface region of one sample but generally remained below the microprobe limit of detection. 18 figures, 7 tables.
- Research Organization:
- Bettis Atomic Power Lab. (BAPL), West Mifflin, PA (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- EY-76-C-11-0014
- OSTI ID:
- 6053164
- Report Number(s):
- WAPD-TM-1394; TRN: 79-013530
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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37 INORGANIC
ORGANIC
PHYSICAL AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
CESIUM
RADIATION MONITORING
IODINE
LWBR TYPE REACTORS
SPENT FUEL ELEMENTS
FISSION PRODUCT RELEASE
ELECTRON MICROPROBE ANALYSIS
FUEL CANS
FUEL PELLETS
FUEL RODS
RADIOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS
THORIUM OXIDES
URANIUM DIOXIDE
ZIRCALOY 4
ACTINIDE COMPOUNDS
ALKALI METALS
ALLOYS
BREEDER REACTORS
CHALCOGENIDES
CHEMICAL ANALYSIS
ELEMENTS
FUEL ELEMENTS
HALOGENS
METALS
MICROANALYSIS
MONITORING
NONMETALS
OXIDES
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PELLETS
REACTOR COMPONENTS
REACTORS
THERMAL REACTORS
THORIUM COMPOUNDS
TIN ALLOYS
URANIUM COMPOUNDS
URANIUM OXIDES
WATER COOLED REACTORS
WATER MODERATED REACTORS
ZIRCALOY
ZIRCONIUM ALLOYS
ZIRCONIUM BASE ALLOYS
050700* - Nuclear Fuels- Fuels Production & Properties
400103 - Radiometric & Radiochemical Procedures- (-1987)