[KSIĄŻKA][B] Accident-tolerant materials for light water reactor fuels

RB Rebak - 2020 - books.google.com
Accident Tolerant Materials for Light Water Reactor Fuels provides a description of what an
accident tolerant fuel is and the benefits and detriments of each concept. The book begins …

A review of uranium-based thin films

R Springell, E Lawrence Bright, DA Chaney… - Advances in …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Thin films based on silicon and transition-metal elements dominate the semi-conducting
industry and are ubiquitous in all modern devices. Films have also been produced in the …

Structural, electronic, mechanical and thermodynamic properties of U–Si intermetallic compounds: A comprehensive first principles calculations

X Yang, PA Korzhavyi, Y Liu, Q Wei… - Progress in Nuclear …, 2022 - Elsevier
Uranium silicides are proposed as the prominent accident tolerant fuels for the light water
reactors (LWR) due to their high metal density and high thermal conductivity. Among the U …

Density functional theory calculations of self-and Xe diffusion in U3Si2

DA Andersson, XY Liu, B Beeler… - Journal of Nuclear …, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract Uranium silicide, U 3 Si 2, has been proposed as an advanced nuclear fuel to be
used in light water reactors (LWRs). Development of this alternative to the predominant …

Gaseous swelling of U3Si2 during steady-state LWR operation: A rate theory investigation

Y Miao, KA Gamble, D Andersson, B Ye, ZG Mei… - … Engineering and Design, 2017 - Elsevier
Rate theory simulations of fission gas behavior in U 3 Si 2 are reported for light water reactor
(LWR) steady-state operation scenarios. A model of U 3 Si 2 was developed and …

Multiscale modeling of fission gas behavior in U3Si2 under LWR conditions

T Barani, G Pastore, D Pizzocri, DA Andersson… - Journal of Nuclear …, 2019 - Elsevier
In this work, we present a model of fission gas behavior in U 3 Si 2 under light water reactor
(LWR) conditions for application in engineering fuel performance codes. The model includes …

Effects of spark plasma sintering parameters on the microstructure of U3Si2 pellets

J Zou, S Xu, J Chen, P Wang, C Yan, C Cao… - Journal of Nuclear …, 2023 - Elsevier
In this study, U 3 Si 2 pellets were fabricated by spark plasma sintering (SPS) of U 3 Si 2
clinkers generated by a high-temperature solid reaction between U and Si powders. The …

Solution of hydrogen in accident tolerant fuel candidate material: U3Si2

SC Middleburgh, A Claisse, DA Andersson… - Journal of Nuclear …, 2018 - Elsevier
Hydrogen uptake and accommodation into U 3 Si 2, a candidate accident-tolerant fuel
system, has been modelled on the atomic scale using the density functional theory. The …

Understanding xenon and vacancy behavior in UO 2, UN and U 3 Si 2: a comparative DFT+ U study

J Zhao, D Sun, L **, P Chen, J Zhao… - Physical Chemistry …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Extensive attention has been paid to accident tolerant fuels (ATFs), such as uranium
mononitride (UN) and uranium sesquisilicide (U3Si2), which are regarded as potential …

Bubble morphology in U3Si2 implanted by high-energy Xe ions at 300 C

Y Miao, J Harp, K Mo, S Zhu, T Yao, J Lian… - Journal of Nuclear …, 2017 - Elsevier
The microstructure modifications of a high-energy Xe implanted U 3 Si 2, a promising
accident tolerant fuel candidate, were characterized and are reported upon. The U 3 Si 2 …