Effects of self-irradiation in plutonium alloys

Chung, B. W.; Lema, K. E.; Allen, P. G.

doi:10.1016/j.jnucmat.2015.09.028

Title: Effects of self-irradiation in plutonium alloys

Abstract

In this paper, we present updated results of self-irradiation effects on ²³⁸Pu-enriched ²³⁹Pu alloys measured by immersion density, dilatometry, and tensile tests. We obtained the self-irradiation equivalent time of nearly 200 years, nearly 100 years longer than in our previous papers. At this extended aging, we find the rate of decrease in density has slowed significantly, stabilizing around 15.73 g/cc, without signs of void swelling. The volume expansion measured at 35°C also shows apparent saturation at less than 0.25%. Quasi-static tensile measurement still show gradual increase in the strength of plutonium alloys with age.

Authors:

Chung, B. W. ^[1]; Lema, K. E. ^[1]; Allen, P. G. ^[1]

Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)

Publication Date:: Wed Sep 16 00:00:00 EDT 2015

Research Org.:: Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE

OSTI Identifier:: 1241955

Alternate Identifier(s):: OSTI ID: 1252045

Report Number(s):: LLNL-JRNL-670404
Journal ID: ISSN 0022-3115; TRN: US1600505

Grant/Contract Number:: AC52-07NA27344

Resource Type:: Accepted Manuscript

Journal Name:: Journal of Nuclear Materials

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Volume: 471; Journal ID: ISSN 0022-3115

Publisher:: Elsevier

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 36 MATERIALS SCIENCE; 75 CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS, SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND SUPERFLUIDITY

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                    Chung, B. W., Lema, K. E., and Allen, P. G. Effects of self-irradiation in plutonium alloys.  United States: N. p., 2015. 
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                    Chung, B. W., Lema, K. E., and Allen, P. G. Wed .  
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  title        = {Effects of self-irradiation in plutonium alloys},

  author       = {Chung, B. W. and Lema, K. E. and Allen, P. G.},

  abstractNote = {In this paper, we present updated results of self-irradiation effects on 238Pu-enriched 239Pu alloys measured by immersion density, dilatometry, and tensile tests. We obtained the self-irradiation equivalent time of nearly 200 years, nearly 100 years longer than in our previous papers. At this extended aging, we find the rate of decrease in density has slowed significantly, stabilizing around 15.73 g/cc, without signs of void swelling. The volume expansion measured at 35°C also shows apparent saturation at less than 0.25%. Quasi-static tensile measurement still show gradual increase in the strength of plutonium alloys with age.},

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  journal      = {Journal of Nuclear Materials},

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  volume       = 471,

  place        = {United States},

  year         = {Wed Sep 16 00:00:00 EDT 2015},

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