Resonant ultrasound spectroscopy measurements of the elastic properties of uranium and plutonium based oxide fuels

Conference · Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 2010

OSTI ID:1000938

Saleh, Tarik A ^[1]; Luther, Erik P ^[1]; Safarik, Douglas J ^[1]; Ulrich, Timothy J ^[1]; Byler, D D ^[1]; Freibert, F J ^[1]; Willson, S P ^[1]

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1. Los Alamos National Laboratory

Los Alamos National Laboratory is engaged in producing mixed actinide (i.e., U, Np, Pu, and Am) oxides to study candidates for nuclear fuels. Correlation of composition and processing technique with initial morphology and crystallographic structure is critical to understanding and predicting the performance of these fuels. In this presentation, I will communicate the results of characterization of fuels ranging in actinide composition from UO{sub 2}, U{sub 0.8}Pu{sub 0.2} to U{sub 0.75}Np{sub 0.02}Pu{sub 0.2}Am{sub 0.03} via Resonant Ultrasound Spectroscopy (RUS) for recently fabricated fuel candidates.

• Research Organization: Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• DOE Contract Number: AC52-06NA25396
• OSTI ID: 1000938
• Report Number(s): LA-UR-10-01955; LA-UR-10-1955; TRN: US1100243
• Resource Relation: Conference: American nuclear society annual conference ; June 13, 2010 ; San Diego, Ca
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

36 MATERIALS SCIENCE
ACTINIDES
ELASTICITY
LANL
MORPHOLOGY
NUCLEAR FUELS
OXIDES
PERFORMANCE
PLUTONIUM
PROCESSING
SPECTROSCOPY
URANIUM