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.
- Authors:
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- Idaho National Lab. (INL), Idaho Falls, ID (United States)
- Publication Date:
- 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
Citation Formats
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.
Web. doi:10.1016/j.jnucmat.2017.07.057.
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
Benson, Michael T., King, James A., Mariani, Robert D., and Marshall, M. Craig. Mon .
"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.
@article{osti_1474100,
title = {SEM characterization of two advanced fuel alloys: U-10Zr-4.3Sn and U-10Zr-4.3Sn-4.7Ln},
author = {Benson, Michael T. and King, James A. and Mariani, Robert D. and Marshall, M. Craig},
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.},
doi = {10.1016/j.jnucmat.2017.07.057},
journal = {Journal of Nuclear Materials},
number = ,
volume = 494,
place = {United States},
year = {Mon Jul 31 00:00:00 EDT 2017},
month = {Mon Jul 31 00:00:00 EDT 2017}
}
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