Out-of-pile study on the influence of Si present as coating layer or matrix element on the U(Mo)-Al interaction

Ann Leenaers; Sven Van den Berghe; Christophe Detavernier

Out-of-pile study on the influence of Si present as coating layer or matrix element on the U(Mo)-Al interaction

Ann Leenaers, Sven Van den Berghe, Christophe Detavernier

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Abstract

To improve the in pile behavior of U(Mo) dispersion fuel, adding Si to the meat has proven to be beneficial to limit the unwanted interaction between the U(Mo) fuel and the Al matrix and to improve the properties of the interaction phase. Currently, in several irradiation programs, Si is added to the Al matrix either as mixture or alloy element. However, recently SCK•CEN has succeeded to produce Si and ZrN coated U(Mo) particles. To investigate the influence of these coatings and the dispersion of the Si in the meat on the interaction between the U(Mo) and Al of the matrix, out-of-pile studies have been performed on pressed coupons containing U(Mo) (coated and uncoated) particles dispersed in a Al(Si) matrix

Original language	English
Title of host publication	RRFM Transactions
Place of Publication	Brussels, Belgium
Pages	147
State	Published - Mar 2011
Event	2011 - RRFM - European Research Reactor Conference - Rome Duration: 20 Mar 2011 → 24 Mar 2011

Conference

Conference	2011 - RRFM - European Research Reactor Conference
Country/Territory	Italy
City	Rome
Period	2011-03-20 → 2011-03-24

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