In-Cell Thermal Property Determination for Irradiated Fuels at the INL

Conference · Mon Sep 01 00:00:00 EDT 2008

OSTI ID:944221

Burkes, D E; Wachs, D M; Fig, Matthew K; Kennedy, J R

The thermal properties of irradiated nuclear fuels are extremely difficult to evaluate experimentally and thus have rarely been measured successfully, in spite of the vital role these properties play in fuel performance. A technique based on a commercially available ‘hot disk’ instrument is being developed to support thermal property investigations for plate-type nuclear fuels. Theoretical analysis was performed in order to evaluate the instruments response to a multi-layered test piece and to support calibration. In addition, a scanning thermal diffusivity microscope is currently under implementation that will permit point-to-point determination of irradiated nuclear fuels.

• Research Organization: Idaho National Lab. (INL), Idaho Falls, ID (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: DOE - NE
• DOE Contract Number: DE-AC07-99ID-13727
• OSTI ID: 944221
• Report Number(s): INL/CON-08-14860; TRN: US0900533
• Resource Relation: Conference: HOTLAB Conference,Kendal, England,09/22/2008,09/23/2008
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

46 INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
CALIBRATION
IMPLEMENTATION
MICROSCOPES
NUCLEAR FUELS
PERFORMANCE
SPENT FUELS
THERMAL DIFFUSIVITY
THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES
in-cell thermal property
irradiated fuels