TY - JOUR
T1 - Review of 15 years of High-density Low-enriched UMo Dispersion Fuel Development for Research Reactors in Europe
AU - Van den Berghe, Sven
AU - Lemoine, Patrick
A2 - Leenaers, Ann
N1 - Score = 10
PY - 2014/4
Y1 - 2014/4
N2 - This review aims to provide a synthesis of the knowledge generated and the lessons learned in roughly 15 years of UMo
dispersion fuel R&D in Europe through a series of irradiation experiments. A lot of irradiations were also performed outside of
Europe, particularly in the USA, Russia, Canada, Korea and Argentina. In addition, a large number of out-of-pile
investigations were done throughout the world, providing support to the understanding of the phenomena governing the UMo
behaviour in pile. However, the focus of this article will be on the irradiations and Post-Irradiation Examination (PIE) results
obtained in European experiments.
The introduction of the article provides a historic overview of the evolution and progress in the high density UMo
dispersion fuel development. The ensuing sections then provide further details on the various phases of the development, from
the UMo dispersion in a pure Al matrix through the addition of Si to the matrix to address the interaction layer formation and
finally to the more advanced solutions to the excessive swelling encountered in various experiments.
This review was based only on published results or results that are currently in the process of being published.
AB - This review aims to provide a synthesis of the knowledge generated and the lessons learned in roughly 15 years of UMo
dispersion fuel R&D in Europe through a series of irradiation experiments. A lot of irradiations were also performed outside of
Europe, particularly in the USA, Russia, Canada, Korea and Argentina. In addition, a large number of out-of-pile
investigations were done throughout the world, providing support to the understanding of the phenomena governing the UMo
behaviour in pile. However, the focus of this article will be on the irradiations and Post-Irradiation Examination (PIE) results
obtained in European experiments.
The introduction of the article provides a historic overview of the evolution and progress in the high density UMo
dispersion fuel development. The ensuing sections then provide further details on the various phases of the development, from
the UMo dispersion in a pure Al matrix through the addition of Si to the matrix to address the interaction layer formation and
finally to the more advanced solutions to the excessive swelling encountered in various experiments.
This review was based only on published results or results that are currently in the process of being published.
KW - UMo
KW - uranium
KW - molybdenum
KW - LEU fuel
UR - http://ecm.sckcen.be/OTCS/llisapi.dll/open/ezp_134999
UR - http://knowledgecentre.sckcen.be/so2/bibref/11434
U2 - 10.5516/NET.07.2014.703
DO - 10.5516/NET.07.2014.703
M3 - Article
VL - 46
SP - 125
EP - 146
JO - Nuclear Engineering and Technology
JF - Nuclear Engineering and Technology
ER -