SEM characterization of two advanced fuel alloys: U-10Zr-4.3Sn and U-10Zr-4.3Sn-4.7Ln

Benson, Michael T.; King, James A.; Mariani, Robert D.; Marshall, M. Craig

doi:10.1016/j.jnucmat.2017.07.057

Title: SEM characterization of two advanced fuel alloys: U-10Zr-4.3Sn and U-10Zr-4.3Sn-4.7Ln

Abstract

Tin is being investigated as a potential additive to metallic fuel to control fuel-cladding chemical interaction (FCCI). A primary cause of FCCI is the lanthanide fission products moving to the fuel periphery and interacting with the cladding. This interaction will lead to wastage of the cladding and eventually to a cladding breach. The current paper is a scanning electron microscopy (SEM) characterization of as-cast and annealed U-10Zr-4.3Sn and U-10Zr-4.3Sn-4.7Ln, where Ln = 53Nd-25Ce-16Pr-6La. Finally, the present study shows that tin preferentially binds the lanthanides, which will prevent lanthanide migration and interaction with the cladding.

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^[1]; Mariani, Robert D. ^[1]; Marshall, M. Craig ^[1]

Idaho National Lab. (INL), Idaho Falls, ID (United States)

Publication Date:: Mon Jul 31 00:00:00 EDT 2017

Research Org.:: Idaho National Laboratory (INL), Idaho Falls, ID (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE Office of Nuclear Energy (NE)

OSTI Identifier:: 1474100

Alternate Identifier(s):: OSTI ID: 1495577

Report Number(s):: INL/JOU-17-42347-Rev000
Journal ID: ISSN 0022-3115

Grant/Contract Number:: AC07-05ID14517

Resource Type:: Accepted Manuscript

Journal Name:: Journal of Nuclear Materials

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Volume: 494; Journal ID: ISSN 0022-3115

Publisher:: Elsevier

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 11 NUCLEAR FUEL CYCLE AND FUEL MATERIALS; metallic fuel; FCCI; fuel additive

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                    Benson, Michael T., King, James A., Mariani, Robert D., and Marshall, M. Craig. SEM characterization of two advanced fuel alloys: U-10Zr-4.3Sn and U-10Zr-4.3Sn-4.7Ln.  United States: N. p., 2017. 
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                    Benson, Michael T., King, James A., Mariani, Robert D., & Marshall, M. Craig. SEM characterization of two advanced fuel alloys: U-10Zr-4.3Sn and U-10Zr-4.3Sn-4.7Ln.  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jnucmat.2017.07.057

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"SEM characterization of two advanced fuel alloys: U-10Zr-4.3Sn and U-10Zr-4.3Sn-4.7Ln".  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jnucmat.2017.07.057.  https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1474100.

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  abstractNote = {Tin is being investigated as a potential additive to metallic fuel to control fuel-cladding chemical interaction (FCCI). A primary cause of FCCI is the lanthanide fission products moving to the fuel periphery and interacting with the cladding. This interaction will lead to wastage of the cladding and eventually to a cladding breach. The current paper is a scanning electron microscopy (SEM) characterization of as-cast and annealed U-10Zr-4.3Sn and U-10Zr-4.3Sn-4.7Ln, where Ln = 53Nd-25Ce-16Pr-6La. Finally, the present study shows that tin preferentially binds the lanthanides, which will prevent lanthanide migration and interaction with the cladding.},

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