[HTML][HTML] Effect of hydrogen on oxidative dissolution of epsilon particles-doped UO2 pellets under carbonate condition with hydrogen peroxide

J Park, DW Lee, H Jeong, J Lee, HR Noh… - Journal of Nuclear …, 2025 - Elsevier
The epsilon particles that result from nuclear fission of UO 2 fuel possess both advantages
and disadvantages from a spent nuclear fuel (SNF) management perspective. In this study …

Fission products at the fuel-cladding interface of PWR fuel rods: morphological and chemical study

C Schneider, L Fayette, I Zacharie-Aubrun… - Journal of Nuclear …, 2023 - Elsevier
During irradiation in light water reactors, numerous fission products are produced by the
fission reactions. At the periphery of the fuel, these elements implant by recoil in the cladding …

Direct observations of Pd–Te compound formation within noble metal inclusions in spent nuclear fuel

SH Kessler, TG Lach, KE Garrett, MA Conroy… - Journal of Nuclear …, 2020 - Elsevier
Although the existence of a five-metal (Mo-Tc-Ru-Rh-Pd) phase–as nanoparticles observed
in irradiated nuclear fuel–has been known for more than half a century, the chemical and …

Potential defect structure effects in the volatility separation of sub-picogram quantities of fission and activation products from an irradiated UO2 matrix

BK McNamara, S Morrison, B Pierson - Journal of Radioanalytical and …, 2021 - Springer
The use of fluorination as a rapid separation technique for quantification of trace-mass, short-
lived isotopes is illustrated. Single crystal 238 UO 2 was exposed to a 14 MeV neutron …

Changing the rules of the game: used fuel studies outside of a remote handling facility

JM Schwantes, M Conroy, TG Lach… - … of Radioanalytical and …, 2019 - Springer
Abstract Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) has leveraged focused ion beam
capability at their Category II Nuclear Facility to facilitate nuclear materials analysis and …

Évolution de l'accrochage physico-chimique et mécanique à l'interface pastille/gaine dans les crayons combustibles des Réacteurs à Eau Pressurisée

C Schneider - 2022 - theses.hal.science
Au cours de sa vie en réacteur nucléaire, l'assemblage combustible est soumis à de
nombreuses modifications induites par l'irradiation. En particulier, le gonflement des …