Bubble morphology in U 3Si 2 implanted by high-energy Xe ions at 300 °C
The microstructure modifications of a high-energy Xe implanted U 3Si 2, a promising accident tolerant fuel candidate, were characterized and are reported upon. The U 3Si 2 pellet was irradiated at Argonne Tandem Linac Accelerator System (ATLAS) by an 84 MeV Xe ion beam at 300 °C. The irradiated specimen was then investigated using a series of transmission electron microscopy (TEM) techniques. A dense distribution of bubbles were observed near the range of the 84 MeV Xe ions. Xe gas was also found to accumulate at multiple types of sinks, such as dislocations and grain boundaries. Bubbles aggregated at those sinks are slightly larger than intragranular bubbles in lattice. At 300 °C, the gaseous swelling strain is limited as all the bubbles are below 10 nm, implying the promising fission gas behavior of U 3Si 2 under normal operating conditions in light water reactors (LWRs).
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- Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
- Idaho National Lab. (INL), Idaho Falls, ID (United States)
- Rensselaer Polytechnic Inst., Troy, NY (United States)
- Publication Date:
- Grant/Contract Number:
- AC02-06CH11357; AC07-051D14517; NE0008564
- Type:
- Accepted Manuscript
- Journal Name:
- Journal of Nuclear Materials
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Volume: 495; Journal Issue: C; Journal ID: ISSN 0022-3115
- Publisher:
- Elsevier
- Research Org:
- Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
- Sponsoring Org:
- USDOE Office of Nuclear Energy (NE)
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 11 NUCLEAR FUEL CYCLE AND FUEL MATERIALS; fission gas behavior; ion irradiation; light water reactor (LWR); microstructure characterization; silicide fuels
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1393840