Prospects for additive manufacturing of nuclear fuel forms
AT Nelson - Progress in Nuclear Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
Additive manufacturing (AM) is viewed as a critical enabling technology for achieving
superior performance and improved economics across many sectors. Although the past …
superior performance and improved economics across many sectors. Although the past …
BISON: A flexible code for advanced simulation of the performance of multiple nuclear fuel forms
BISON is a nuclear fuel performance application built using the Multiphysics Object-Oriented
Simulation Environment (MOOSE) finite element library. One of its major goals is to have a …
Simulation Environment (MOOSE) finite element library. One of its major goals is to have a …
Recent trends in metallic fast reactor fuels research
A Aitkaliyeva - Journal of Nuclear Materials, 2022 - Elsevier
Metallic nuclear fuels have been extensively investigated for more than 60 years. Early
studies noted that metallic fuels exhibit characteristic irradiation behaviors that set them …
studies noted that metallic fuels exhibit characteristic irradiation behaviors that set them …
Transmission electron microscopy study of a high burnup U-10Zr metallic fuel
To support the development of U-10 wt.% Zr (U-10Zr) metallic fuel for Generation IV sodium-
cooled fast reactors, we analyzed a Na-bonded solid U-10Zr fuel cross-section that was …
cooled fast reactors, we analyzed a Na-bonded solid U-10Zr fuel cross-section that was …
A comparative study of two numerical approaches for solving Kim–Kim–Suzuki phase-field models
Among the standard multi-phase multi-component phase-field (PF) methods, the Kim–Kim–
Suzuki (KKS) method has the advantage of decoupling interfacial energy from bulk energy …
Suzuki (KKS) method has the advantage of decoupling interfacial energy from bulk energy …
Thermochemically-informed mass transport model for interdiffusion of U and Zr in irradiated U-Pu-Zr fuel with fission products
A new formulation for redistribution of constituents in metallic U-Pu-Zr nuclear fuel is
presented that can incorporate the contributions from fission products. The formulation is …
presented that can incorporate the contributions from fission products. The formulation is …
Investigation of the possibility of using a uranium–zirconium metal alloy as a fuel for nuclear power plant AP-1000
AA Galahom, MAE Abdel-Rahman… - … Engineering and Design, 2023 - Elsevier
This paper provides a deep analysis of the possibility of utilizing uranium–zirconium metallic
alloys as Accident Tolerant Fuel (ATF) in the AP-1000 nuclear power reactor. MCNPX 2.7 …
alloys as Accident Tolerant Fuel (ATF) in the AP-1000 nuclear power reactor. MCNPX 2.7 …
A CALPHAD-informed approach to modeling constituent redistribution in Zr-based metallic fuels using BISON
Abstract A CALPHAD-informed (Computer Coupling of Phase Diagrams and
Thermochemistry) constituent redistribution model was developed for Zr-based metallic fuels …
Thermochemistry) constituent redistribution model was developed for Zr-based metallic fuels …
Transmission electron microscopy investigation of phase transformation and fuel constituent redistribution in neutron irradiated U-10wt.% Zr fuel
Abstract Uranium-10 wt.% zirconium (U-10 wt.% Zr) is a primary candidate for fast reactor
nuclear fuels. However, there is a lack of data characterizing the crystallographic phases …
nuclear fuels. However, there is a lack of data characterizing the crystallographic phases …
Transmission electron microscopy based characterization of a U-20Pu-10Zr fuel irradiated in experimental breeder reactor-II
U-Pu-Zr metallic fuels are important fuel candidates for future advanced and/or test reactors.
To better understand the fuel performance and guide future fuel design, a U-20Pu-10Zr (in …
To better understand the fuel performance and guide future fuel design, a U-20Pu-10Zr (in …