Compatibility of Uranium-5 W/O Fissium Alloy With Types 304l and 316 Stainless Steel.

PROSPECTUS: ROUTINE OPERATION OF EBR-II AT 62.5 MWt.

“…Assurance that the heat-removal systems are capable of accommodating 62.5 MWt has already been indicated by the results of tests conducted under 62.5-MWt operating conditions during run 38A (September 1969).…”

Intermetallic formation and interdiffusion in diffusion couples made of uranium and single crystal iron

“…Solid-to-solid diffusion couples, fabricated by chemical interaction between fuel and cladding materials and thermal annealing for prolonged time period, are ideal to study fuel clad chemical interactions (FCCI) [1][2][3][4][5][6][7]. In addition to forming distinctive intermetallic phases to verify phase diagram prediction, annealing experiments under different temperatures enable the calculation of the diffusion kinetics, which are valuable for comparisons with modeling [5,6].…”

“…Because of the complexity in 5-f actinides, the kinetics data is important for those heavy elements having strong Mott effects [8]. To represent nuclear fuel, uranium, uranium dioxide, or uranium alloys are often used [1][2][3][4][5][6]8]. To represent the current and future cladding materials, Fe, Ni, Zr, Fe-Cr or Fe-Ni-Cr alloys are often used [1][2][3][4][5][6].…”

“…To represent nuclear fuel, uranium, uranium dioxide, or uranium alloys are often used [1][2][3][4][5][6]8]. To represent the current and future cladding materials, Fe, Ni, Zr, Fe-Cr or Fe-Ni-Cr alloys are often used [1][2][3][4][5][6]. Diffusion kinetics are often obtained through elemental mapping by using scanning electron micrograph (SEM) and energydispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS) technologies [6].…”