Ann Leenaers

Research output

Research output per year 2000 2008 2010 2013 2018 2020 2025

• 63 Article
• 25 In-proceedings paper
• 4 BLG - Open report
• 3 Chapter
• 3 More
  • 1 ER - External report
  • 1 Literature review
  • 1 Doctoral thesis

Research output per year

Research output per year

Search results

• 2025

  Failure investigation and mitigation after experimental research reactor fuel plate deformation in an irradiation device

  Rossaert, B., Bojanowski, C., Leenaers, A., Cornelis, G., Feldman, E. E., Wilson, E. H., Van Dyck, S., Stevens, J. G. & Wight, J., Feb 2025, In: Nuclear Engineering and Design. 432, 16 p., 113796.

  Research output › peer-review
• 2024

  Contributions to the mechanistic understanding of the microstructural evolution in irradiated U-Mo dispersion fuel

  Salvato, D., Smith, C. A., Pavlov, T. R., Hanson, W. A., Bawane, K. K., Bachhav, M. N., Miller, B. D., Trowbridge, T. L., Gan, J., Giglio, J., Winston, A. J., Henley, J. L., Robinson, A. B., Keiser, D. D., Glagolenko, I. Y., Ye, B., Mei, Z. G., Jamison, L. M., Hofman, G. L. & Yacout, A. M. & 2 others, Van den Berghe, S. & Leenaers, A., Jan 2024, In: Journal of Nuclear Materials. 588, 21 p., 154789.

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• 2022

  Morphological and microstructural characterizations of the fresh fuel plates for the SEMPER FIDELIS in-pile test

  Khair, M., Housaer, F., Hibert, N., Allenou, J., Addad, A., Béclin, F., Touzin, M., Leenaers, A., Palancher, H., Stepnik, B. & Tougait, O., May 2022, In: Journal of Nuclear Materials. 563, 14 p., 153656.

  Research output › peer-review

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• Non-destructive analysis of swelling in the EMPIrE fuel test

  Hanson, W., Robinson, A., Lybeck, N. J., Nielsen, J. W., Ye, B., Mei, Z.-G., Keiser, D. D., Jamison, L. M., Hofmann, G. L., Yacout, A. M., Leenaers, A., Stepnik, B. & Glagolenko, I., Jun 2022, In: Journal of Nuclear Materials. 564, 15 p., 153683.

  Research output › peer-review

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• 2021

  Microstructural Changes and Chemical Analysis of Fission Products in Irradiated Uranium-7 wt.% Molybdenum Metallic Fuel Using Atom Probe Tomography

  Bachhav, M., Miller, B. D., Gan, J., Keiser, D. D., Leenaers, A., Van den Berghe, S. & Meyer, M. K., Jul 2021, In: Applied Sciences. 11, p. 1-12 12 p., 6905.

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• Temperature Effects on Interdiffusion of Al and U-Mo under Irradiation

  Ye, B., Miao, Y., Shi, J., Salvato, D., Mo, K., Jamison, L., Bergeron, A., Hofmann, G. L., Leenaers, A., Oaks, A., Yacout, A. M., Van den Berghe, S., Petry, W. & Kim, Y. S., 1 Feb 2021, In: Journal of Nuclear Materials. 544, p. 1-14 14 p., 152684.

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• U(Mo) grain refinement induced by irradiation with high energy iodine

  Salvato, D., Shi, J., Breitkreutz, H., Van Renterghem, W., Baumeister, B., Schwarz, C. M., Leenaers, A., Van den Berghe, S., Detavernier, C. & Petry, W., 2 Feb 2021, In: Journal of Nuclear Materials. 548, p. 1-12 12 p., 152850.

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• ZrN coating as diffusion barrier in U(Mo) dispersion fuel systems

  Leenaers, A., Ye, B., Van Eyken, J. & Van den Berghe, S., 15 Apr 2021, In: Journal of Nuclear Materials. 552, p. 1-12 12 p., 153000.

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• 2020

  Aluminum cladding oxide growth prediction for high flux research reactors

  Kim, Y. S., Chae, H. T., Van den Berghe, S., Leenaers, A., Kuzminov, V. & Yacout, A. M., Feb 2020, In: Journal of Nuclear Materials. 529, 13 p., 151926.

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• A novel approach to determine the local burnup in irradiated fuels using Atom Probe Tomography (APT)

  Bachhav, M., Gan, J., Keiser, D. D., Giglio, J. J., Jadernas, D., Leenaers, A. & Van den Berghe, S., 1 Jan 2020, In: Journal of Nuclear Materials. 528, 151853, p. 1-9 9 p., 151853.

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• Morphological characterization of the fresh ZrN coated UMo powders used in EMPIrE irradiation experiment A practical approach

  Housaer, F., Vanni, F., Touzin, M., Béclin, F., Allenou, J., Leenaers, A., Yacout, A. M., Palancher, H., Stepnik, B. & Tougait, O., 6 Mar 2020, In: Journal of Nuclear Materials. 533, p. 1-16 16 p., 152087.

  Research output › peer-review

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• The initial formation stages of a nanobubble lattice in neutron irradiated U(Mo)

  Salvato, D., Leenaers, A., Van Renterghem, W., Van den Berghe, S., Detavernier, C. & Evans, J. H., Feb 2020, In: Journal of Nuclear Materials. 529, 13 p., 151947.

  Research output › peer-review
• 2019

  Assessment of hardening due to non-coherent precipitates in tungsten-rhenium alloys at the atomic scale

  Bonny, G., Bakaev, A., Terentyev, D., Leenaers, A. (Peer reviewer) & Terentyev, D. (Peer reviewer), 1 Jan 2019, In: Scientific Reports. 9, p. 1-10 10 p., 16215.

  Research output › peer-review

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• Microstructure and calorimetric analysis of the UeMn binary system

  Cea, A., Leenaers, A., Van den Berghe, S. & Pardoen, T., Feb 2019, In: Journal of Nuclear Materials. 514, p. 380-392 13 p.

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• 2018

  3D reconstructions of irradiated U7Mo fuel to understand breaching effects in ZrN diffusion barriers

  Miller, B. D., Keiser, D. D., Abir, M., Aitkaliyeva, A., Leenaers, A., Hernandez, B. J., Van Renterghem, W. & Winston, A., 10 Aug 2018, In: Journal of Nuclear Materials. 510, p. 431-436 6 p.

  Research output › peer-review

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• A modelling study of the inter-diffusion layer formation in U-Mo/Al dispersion fuel plates at high power

  Ye, B., Hofmann, G. L., Leenaers, A., Bergeron, A., Kuzminov, V., Van den Berghe, S. & Kim, Y. S., 1 Feb 2018, In: Journal of Nuclear Materials. 499, p. 191-203 13 p.

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• Characterization of fresh EMPIrE and SEMPER FIDELIS U(Mo)/Al fuel plates made with PVD-coated U(Mo) particles

  Iltis, X., Palancher, H., Allenou, J., Vanni, F., Stepnik, B., Leenaers, A., Van den Berghe, S., Keiser, D. D. & Glagolenko, I., 22 Nov 2018, In: EPJ N - Nuclear Sciences and Technologies. 4, p. 1-7 7 p., 49.

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• Pore pressure estimation in irradiated UMo

  Salvato, D., Leenaers, A., Van den Berghe, S. & Detavernier, C., 22 Aug 2018, In: Journal of Nuclear Materials. 510, p. 472-483 12 p.

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• STEM-EDS/EELS and APT characterization of ZrN coatings on UMo fuel kernels

  He, L., Keiser Jr., D., Madden, J., Perez, E., Miller, B. D., Gan, J., Van Renterghem, W., Leenaers, A. & Van den Berghe, S., 8 Sep 2018, In: Journal of Nuclear Materials. 511, p. 174-182 9 p.

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• Transmission electron microscopy investigation of neutron irradiated Si and ZrN coated UMo particles prepared using FIB

  Van Renterghem, W., Miller, B., Leenaers, A., Van den Berghe, S., Gan, J., Madden, J. & Keiser Jr., D., 5 Jan 2018, In: Journal of Nuclear Materials. 498, p. 60-70 11 p.

  Research output › peer-review
• 2017

  Effect of fission rate on the microstructure of coated UMo dispersion fuel

  Leenaers, A., Parthoens, Y., Cornelis, G., Kuzminov, V., Van den Berghe, S., Koonen, E., Ye, B., Hofmann, G. L. & Schulthess, J., 1 Oct 2017, In: Journal of Nuclear Materials. 494, p. 10-19 10 p., 494.

  Research output › peer-review

• Microstructure of as atomized and annealed U-Mo7 particles: A SEM/EBSD study of grain growth

  Leenaers, A., Iltis, X., Zacharie-Aubrun, I., Ryu, H. J., Park, J. M., Yacout, A. M., Keiser, D. D., Vanni, F., Stepnik, B., Blay, T., Tarisien, N., Tanguy, C. & Palancher, H., 1 Nov 2017, In: Journal of Nuclear Materials. 495, p. 249-266 18 p., 495.

  Research output › peer-review
• 2016

  Anisotropic thermal expansion of Ni, Pd and Pt germanides and silicides

  Geenen, F., Knaepen, W., Moens, F., Leenaers, A., Van den Berghe, S. & Detavernier, C., 15 Jun 2016, In: Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics. 49, 27, 6 p., 275307.

  Research output › peer-review

• High burn-up structure of U(Mo) dispersion fuel

  Leenaers, A., Van Renterghem, W. & Van den Berghe, S., 26 Apr 2016, In: Journal of Nuclear Materials. 476, p. 218-230

  Research output › peer-review

  Open Access
• 2015

  Fuel swelling and interaction layer formation in the SELENIUM Si and ZrN coated U(Mo) dispersion fuel plates irradiated at high power in BR2

  Leenaers, A., Van den Berghe, S., Koonen, E., Kuzminov, V. & Detavernier, C., Jan 2015, In: Journal of Nuclear Materials. 458, 03, p. 380-393

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• Irradiation behavior study of U–Mo/Al dispersion fuel with high energy Xe

  Ye, B., Bhattacharya, S., Mo, K., Yun, D., Pellin, M., Fortner, J., Hofmann, G., Yacout, A. M., Wiencek, T., Leenaers, A. & Van den Berghe, S., 6 May 2015, In: Journal of Nuclear Materials. 464, p. 236-244 8 p.

  Research output › peer-review

• Microstructural characterization of a thin film ZrN diffusion barrier in an as-fabricated U7Mo-Al matrix dispersion fuel plate

  Keiser, D. D., Perez, E., Wiencek, T., Leenaers, A. & Van den Berghe, S., Jan 2015, In: Journal of Nuclear Materials. 458, 03, p. 406-418

  Research output › peer-review

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• 2014

  Review of 15 years of High-density Low-enriched UMo Dispersion Fuel Development for Research Reactors in Europe

  Van den Berghe, S., Lemoine, P. & Leenaers, A. (Peer reviewer), Apr 2014, In: Nuclear Engineering and Technology. 46, p. 125-146

  Research output › peer-review

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• 2013

  AlSi matrices for U(Mo) dispersion fuel plates

  Leenaers, A., Van den Berghe, S. & Detavernier, C., Mar 2013, In: Journal of Nuclear Materials. 439, p. 7-18

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• Crystallographic study of Si and ZrN coated U–Mo atomised particles and of their interaction with al under thermal annealing

  Zweifel, T., Palancher, H., Leenaers, A., Bonnin, A., Honkimaki, V., Tucoulou, R., Van den Berghe, S., Jungwirth, R., Charollais, F. & Petry, W., Sep 2013, In: Journal of Nuclear Materials. 442, 1-3, p. 124-132

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• Heavy ion irradiation of UMo/Al samples PVD coated with Si and ZrN layers

  Jungwirth, R., Zweifel, T., Chiang, H.-Y., Petry, W., Van den Berghe, S. & Leenaers, A., Jan 2013, In: Journal of Nuclear Materials. 434, 1-3, p. 296-302

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• Microstructural evolution of U(Mo)–Al(Si) dispersion fuel under irradiation – Destructive analyses of the LEONIDAS E-FUTURE plates

  Leenaers, A., Van den Berghe, S., Van Eyken, J., Koonen, E., Charollais, F., Lemoine, P., Calzavara, Y., Guyon, H., Jarousse, C., Geslin, D., Wachs, D., Keiser, D., Robinson, A., Hofman, G. & Kim, Y.-S., Jun 2013, In: Journal of Nuclear Materials. 441, p. 439-448

  Research output › peer-review

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• Surface engineering of low enriched uranium–molybdenum

  Leenaers, A., Van den Berghe, S. & Detavernier, C., May 2013, In: Journal of Nuclear Materials. 440, p. 220-228

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• Swelling of U(Mo) dispersion fuel under irradiation – Non-destructive analyses of the SELENIUM plates

  Van den Berghe, S., Parthoens, Y., Cornelis, G., Leenaers, A., Koonen, E., Kuzminov, V., Detavernier, C. & Sannen, L. (Peer reviewer), 22 Aug 2013, In: Journal of Nuclear Materials. 442, 1-3, p. 60-68

  Research output › peer-review

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• 2012

  Determination of activation energies of the U(Mo)/Si and U(Mo)/Al solid state reaction using in-situ X-ray diffraction and Kissinger analysis

  Leenaers, A., Van den Berghe, S. & Detavernier, C., May 2012, In: Solid State Sciences. 14, 8, p. 1133-1140

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• Swelling of U(Mo)–Al(Si) dispersion fuel under irradiation – Non-destructive analyses of the LEONIDAS E-FUTURE plates

  Van den Berghe, S., Parthoens, Y., Charollais, F., Kim, Y. S., Leenaers, A., Koonen, E., Kuzminov, V., Lemoine, P., Jarousse, C., Guyon, H., Wachs, D., Keiser, D., Robinson, A., Stevens, J., Hofman, G. & Sannen, L. (Peer reviewer), 4 Jul 2012, In: Journal of Nuclear Materials. 430, 1-3, p. 246-258

  Research output › peer-review

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• 2011

  Irradiation behavior of ground U(Mo) fuel with and without Si added to the matrix

  Leenaers, A., Van den Berghe, S., Van Renterghem, W., Charollais, F., Lemoine, P., Jarousse, C., Rohrmoser, A. & Petry, W., Apr 2011, In: Journal of Nuclear Materials. 412, 1, p. 41-52

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• Microstructure of Nanocrystalline WC Powders and WC-Co Hard Alloys

  Kurlov, A. S., Leenaers, A., Van den Berghe, S., Scibetta, M., Schrottner, H. & Rempel, A., Mar 2011, In: Reviews on Advanced Materials Science. 27, 2, p. 165-172

  Research output › peer-review

• 2010

  Degradation of 5 mol% yttria–zirconia by intergranular cracking in water at 300 °C

  Vandermeulen, W., Bosch, R.-W., Leenaers, A., Van Renterghem, W., Snijkers, F. & Chaouadi, R. (Peer reviewer), 20 May 2010, In: Journal of Material Science. 45, 20, p. 5502-5511

  Research output › peer-review

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• From High-Enriched to Low-Enriched Uranium Fuel in Research Reactors

  Van den Berghe, S., Leenaers, A., Koonen, E., Moons, F. & Sannen, L., Dec 2010, In: RGN - Revue Générale Nucléaire. 6, p. 82-89

  Research output › peer-review

• From High to Low Enriched Uranium Fuel in Research Reactors

  Van den Berghe, S., Leenaers, A., Koonen, E. & Sannen, L., 27 Oct 2010, In: Advances in Science and Technology. 73, p. 78-90

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• Investigation of transition fracture toughness variation within the thickness of reactor pressure vessel forgings

  Lucon, E., Leenaers, A., Vandermeulen, W. & Scibetta, M., Jan 2010, In: Journal of ASTM International. 7, 1, p. 1-9 9 p.

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• Texture of atomic layer deposited ruthenium

  Musschoot, J., Xie, Q., Deduytsche, D., De Keyser, K., Longrie, D., Haemers, J., Van den Berghe, S., Van Meirhaeghe, R. L., D'Haen, J., Detavernier, C. & Leenaers, A. (Peer reviewer), Jun 2010, In: Microelectronic Engineering. 87, 10, p. 1879-1883

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• 2009

  Determination of fluorine in uranium oxyfluoride particles as an indicator of particle age

  Kips, R., Pidduck, A., Houlton, M., Leenaers, A., Mace, J., Marie, O., Pointurier, F., Stefaniak, E., Taylor, P., Van den Berghe, S., Vanespen, P., Vangrieken, R. & Wellum, R., Mar 2009, In: Spectrochimica Acta Part B : Atomic Spectroscopy. 64, 3, p. 199-207

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• Microstructural analysis of MTR fuel plates damaged by a coolant flow blockage

  Leenaers, A., Joppen, F. & Van den Berghe, S., Oct 2009, In: Journal of Nuclear Materials. 394, 1, p. 87-94

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• 2008

  Measurement of the Young modulus anisotropy of a reactor pressure vessel cladding

  Vandermeulen, W., Scibetta, M., Leenaers, A., Schuurmans, J. & Gérard, R., Jan 2008, In: Journal of Nuclear Materials. 372, 2-3, p. 249-255

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• Microstructure of long-term annealed highly irradiated beryllium

  Leenaers, A., Verpoucke, G., Pellettieri, A., Sannen, L. & Van den Berghe, S., 31 Jan 2008, In: Journal of Nuclear Materials. 372, 2-3, p. 256-262

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• Post-irradiation examination of AlFeNi cladded U3Si2 fuel plates irradiated under severe conditions

  Leenaers, A., Koonen, E., Parthoens, Y., Lemoine, P. & Van den Berghe, S., Apr 2008, In: Journal of Nuclear Materials. 375, 2, p. 243-251

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• Post-irradiation mechanical properties of three EUROFER97 joints

  Lucon, E., Leenaers, A. & Vandermeulen, W., Mar 2008, In: fusion engineering and design. 83, 4, p. 620-624

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• TEM investigation of long-term annealed highly irradiated beryllium

  Van Renterghem, W., Leenaers, A. & Van den Berghe, S., Feb 2008, In: Journal of Nuclear Materials. 374, 1-2, p. 54-60

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