Oxide evolution on the SiC layer of TRISO particles during extended air oxidation

Bratten, Adam; Jalan, Visharad; Gerczak, Tyler; Wen, Haiming

doi:10.1016/j.jnucmat.2021.153385

Title: Oxide evolution on the SiC layer of TRISO particles during extended air oxidation

Journal Article · Wed Nov 03 00:00:00 EDT 2021 · Journal of Nuclear Materials

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jnucmat.2021.153385 · OSTI ID:1866706

Bratten, Adam ^[1]; Jalan, Visharad ^[1];

^[2]; Wen, Haiming ^[3]

Missouri Univ. of Science and Technology, Rolla, MO (United States)
Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
Missouri Univ. of Science and Technology, Rolla, MO (United States); Idaho National Lab. (INL), Idaho Falls, ID (United States)

Tristructural isotropic (TRISO) fuel particles have been primarily developed for high-temperature gas-cooled nuclear reactors and can be subjected to oxidizing environments for extended periods in an off-normal accident scenario. Surrogate TRISO fuel particles were oxidized in air at 1,000 or 1,100 °C for up to 120 h. Here, the oxide scale morphology and thickness were studied via scanning electron microscopy, focused ion beam, and atomic force microscopy. TRISO particles oxidized at 1,100 °C exhibited a highly crystalline oxide scale, which led to significant cracking and irregularly shaped closed porosity, whereas those oxidized at 1,000 °C possessed a primarily amorphous oxide scale, which contained small, rounded internal pores and no larger defects. The observed phenomena deviated from the expected behavior based on models for oxide growth on flat-plate and fiber SiC. The oxidation kinetics of TRISO fuel particles in high-temperature air were investigated without mechanically deforming the surface and were analyzed with respect to oxide morphology.

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Research Organization:: Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Nuclear Energy (NE)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC05-00OR22725; NE0008753

OSTI ID:: 1866706

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1862616

Journal Information:: Journal of Nuclear Materials, Vol. 558; ISSN 0022-3115

Publisher:: ElsevierCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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