[HTML][HTML] AI-driven non-intrusive uncertainty quantification of advanced nuclear fuels for digital twin-enabling technology

K Kobayashi, D Kumar, SB Alam - Progress in Nuclear Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
In response to the urgent need to establish AI/ML-integrated Digital Twin (DT) technology
within next-generation nuclear systems, advancements in modeling methods and simulation …

[图书][B] Accident-tolerant materials for light water reactor fuels

RB Rebak - 2020 - books.google.com
Accident Tolerant Materials for Light Water Reactor Fuels provides a description of what an
accident tolerant fuel is and the benefits and detriments of each concept. The book begins …

A review of uranium-based thin films

R Springell, E Lawrence Bright, DA Chaney… - Advances in …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Thin films based on silicon and transition-metal elements dominate the semi-conducting
industry and are ubiquitous in all modern devices. Films have also been produced in the …

Density functional theory calculations of self-and Xe diffusion in U3Si2

DA Andersson, XY Liu, B Beeler… - Journal of Nuclear …, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract Uranium silicide, U 3 Si 2, has been proposed as an advanced nuclear fuel to be
used in light water reactors (LWRs). Development of this alternative to the predominant …

U3Si2 and UO2 composites densified by spark plasma sintering for accident-tolerant fuels

B Gong, T Yao, P Lei, L Cai, KE Metzger… - Journal of Nuclear …, 2020 - Elsevier
This work reports the synthesis and characterization of the U 3 Si 2 and UO 2 composites
sintered by spark plasma sintering (SPS) with controlled microstructures for accident-tolerant …

Cr-doped U3Si2 composite fuels under steam corrosion

B Gong, L Cai, P Lei, KE Metzger, EJ Lahoda… - Corrosion …, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Dense Cr-doped U 3 Si 2 composite fuels were manufactured by spark plasma
sintering, and the effects of Cr addition on mechanical properties and oxidation resistance …

Molecular dynamics investigation of grain boundaries and surfaces in U3Si2

B Beeler, M Baskes, D Andersson, MWD Cooper… - Journal of Nuclear …, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract Uranium-silicide (U-Si) fuels are being pursued as a possible accident tolerant fuel
(ATF). This uranium alloy benefits from higher thermal conductivity and higher fissile density …

First-principles study of point defects in U 3 Si 2: effects on the mechanical and electronic properties

M Li, J Hu, H Gong, Q Ren, Y Liao, H Xiao… - Physical Chemistry …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
In recent years, U3Si2 has been proposed as an alternative nuclear fuel material to uranium
dioxide (UO2) because of its intrinsically high uranium density and thermal conductivity …

Physical properties and their influence on irradiation damage in metal diborides and in high-entropy materials

Y Zhang, AR Khanolkar, KK Bawane, CA Dennett… - JOM, 2024 - Springer
Physical properties and irradiation damage in four transition metal diborides (TM-diborides)
are investigated: one high-entropy diboride (Hf0. 2Nb0. 2Ta0. 2Ti0. 2Zr0. 2) B2 and three …

Thermal and mechanical properties of U3Si2: A combined ab-initio and molecular dynamics study

TP Kaloni, E Torres - Journal of Nuclear Materials, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Triuranium disilicide (U 3 Si 2) has been identified as an accident resistant
alternative to uranium dioxide (UO 2) based fuels. While experimental studies of U 3 Si 2 are …