Selenium Fuel : Surface Engineering Of U(Mo) Particles To Optimise Fuel Performance

Sven Van den Berghe; Ann Leenaers; Christophe Detavernier; Leo Sannen

Selenium Fuel : Surface Engineering Of U(Mo) Particles To Optimise Fuel Performance

Sven Van den Berghe
, Ann Leenaers
, Christophe Detavernier
, Leo Sannen

Research output › peer-review

Abstract

As part of the SELENIUM (Surface Engineered Low ENrIched Uranium-Molybdenum fuel) project, SCK•CEN has built a sputter coater for PVD magnetron sputter coating of particles in collaboration with the University of Ghent. The coater is equipped with three 3 inch magnetron sputter heads, allowing deposition of 3 different elements or a single element at high deposition speed. The particles are slowly rotated in a drum to produce homogeneous layer thicknesses. The coater is primarily designed for the coating of U(Mo) particles with materials that will avoid formation of the U(Mo)-matrix interaction phase or improve its properties. This development allows optimisation of the Si incorporation in research reactor fuel currently under investigation for the qualification of U(Mo) fuel.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	RRFM 2010 Transactions
Place of Publication	Brussels, Belgium
Pages	55-63
State	Published - 25 Mar 2010
Event	2010 - RRFM - 14th ENS Topical Meeting on Research Reactor Fuel Management - European Nuclear Society, Marrakech Duration: 21 Mar 2010 → 25 Mar 2010 http://www.euronuclear.org/meetings/rrfm2010/

Publication series

Name	Research Reactor Fuel Management Conferences

Conference

Conference	2010 - RRFM - 14th ENS Topical Meeting on Research Reactor Fuel Management
Country/Territory	Morocco
City	Marrakech
Period	2010-03-21 → 2010-03-25
Internet address	http://www.euronuclear.org/meetings/rrfm2010/

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