Abstract
A Synroc, a polyphase titanate ceramics composed of three mineral phases (perovskite, hollandite and zirconolite), has an excellent performance of immobilization of high level nuclear waste. A working group in the Department of Hot Laboratories paid special attention to this merit and started a development study on a LWR fuel named `Waste Disposal Possible (WDP) Fuel`, which has the two functions of a reactor fuel and a waste form. The present paper mainly describes thermal durability of a modified Synroc material, which is essentially important for applying the material to a fuel matrix. The two kinds of Synroc specimens, designated `SM` as modified and `SB` as a reference, were prepared by hot-pressing and annealed at 1200degC to 1500degC for 30 min in air. Unexpected and peculiar spherical voids were observed in the specimen SM at 1400degC and 1500degC, which caused the specimen swelling. The formation of the voids depends significantly on the existence of spherical precipitates seen in the as-fabricated specimen including latent micropores with high pressure. On the other hand, the heat treatment at 1500degC formed additional new phases, designated `Phase A` for the specimen SB and `Phase X` for SM. Phase A is a decomposition product of hollandite
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Kikuchi, Akira;
Kanazawa, Hiroyuki;
Togashi, Yoshihiro;
Matumoto, Seiichiro;
Nishino, Yasuharu;
Ohwada, Isao;
Nakata, Masahito;
Amano, Hidetoshi;
Mitamura, Hisayoshi
[1]
- Japan Atomic Energy Research Inst., Tokai, Ibaraki (Japan). Tokai Research Establishment
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Kikuchi, Akira, Kanazawa, Hiroyuki, Togashi, Yoshihiro, Matumoto, Seiichiro, Nishino, Yasuharu, Ohwada, Isao, Nakata, Masahito, Amano, Hidetoshi, and Mitamura, Hisayoshi.
Thermal durability of modified Synroc material as reactor fuel matrix.
Japan: N. p.,
1994.
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Kikuchi, Akira, Kanazawa, Hiroyuki, Togashi, Yoshihiro, Matumoto, Seiichiro, Nishino, Yasuharu, Ohwada, Isao, Nakata, Masahito, Amano, Hidetoshi, & Mitamura, Hisayoshi.
Thermal durability of modified Synroc material as reactor fuel matrix.
Japan.
Kikuchi, Akira, Kanazawa, Hiroyuki, Togashi, Yoshihiro, Matumoto, Seiichiro, Nishino, Yasuharu, Ohwada, Isao, Nakata, Masahito, Amano, Hidetoshi, and Mitamura, Hisayoshi.
1994.
"Thermal durability of modified Synroc material as reactor fuel matrix."
Japan.
@misc{etde_10102290,
title = {Thermal durability of modified Synroc material as reactor fuel matrix}
author = {Kikuchi, Akira, Kanazawa, Hiroyuki, Togashi, Yoshihiro, Matumoto, Seiichiro, Nishino, Yasuharu, Ohwada, Isao, Nakata, Masahito, Amano, Hidetoshi, and Mitamura, Hisayoshi}
abstractNote = {A Synroc, a polyphase titanate ceramics composed of three mineral phases (perovskite, hollandite and zirconolite), has an excellent performance of immobilization of high level nuclear waste. A working group in the Department of Hot Laboratories paid special attention to this merit and started a development study on a LWR fuel named `Waste Disposal Possible (WDP) Fuel`, which has the two functions of a reactor fuel and a waste form. The present paper mainly describes thermal durability of a modified Synroc material, which is essentially important for applying the material to a fuel matrix. The two kinds of Synroc specimens, designated `SM` as modified and `SB` as a reference, were prepared by hot-pressing and annealed at 1200degC to 1500degC for 30 min in air. Unexpected and peculiar spherical voids were observed in the specimen SM at 1400degC and 1500degC, which caused the specimen swelling. The formation of the voids depends significantly on the existence of spherical precipitates seen in the as-fabricated specimen including latent micropores with high pressure. On the other hand, the heat treatment at 1500degC formed additional new phases, designated `Phase A` for the specimen SB and `Phase X` for SM. Phase A is a decomposition product of hollandite and Phase X a reaction product of Phase A and perovskite in the spherical voids. Furthermore, additional information and thermal properties examined are presented in Appendix 1 and Appendix 2, respectively. It was recognized that the modified Synroc specimen SM had excellent thermal properties. (author).}
place = {Japan}
year = {1994}
month = {Aug}
}
title = {Thermal durability of modified Synroc material as reactor fuel matrix}
author = {Kikuchi, Akira, Kanazawa, Hiroyuki, Togashi, Yoshihiro, Matumoto, Seiichiro, Nishino, Yasuharu, Ohwada, Isao, Nakata, Masahito, Amano, Hidetoshi, and Mitamura, Hisayoshi}
abstractNote = {A Synroc, a polyphase titanate ceramics composed of three mineral phases (perovskite, hollandite and zirconolite), has an excellent performance of immobilization of high level nuclear waste. A working group in the Department of Hot Laboratories paid special attention to this merit and started a development study on a LWR fuel named `Waste Disposal Possible (WDP) Fuel`, which has the two functions of a reactor fuel and a waste form. The present paper mainly describes thermal durability of a modified Synroc material, which is essentially important for applying the material to a fuel matrix. The two kinds of Synroc specimens, designated `SM` as modified and `SB` as a reference, were prepared by hot-pressing and annealed at 1200degC to 1500degC for 30 min in air. Unexpected and peculiar spherical voids were observed in the specimen SM at 1400degC and 1500degC, which caused the specimen swelling. The formation of the voids depends significantly on the existence of spherical precipitates seen in the as-fabricated specimen including latent micropores with high pressure. On the other hand, the heat treatment at 1500degC formed additional new phases, designated `Phase A` for the specimen SB and `Phase X` for SM. Phase A is a decomposition product of hollandite and Phase X a reaction product of Phase A and perovskite in the spherical voids. Furthermore, additional information and thermal properties examined are presented in Appendix 1 and Appendix 2, respectively. It was recognized that the modified Synroc specimen SM had excellent thermal properties. (author).}
place = {Japan}
year = {1994}
month = {Aug}
}