Published 2000 | Version v1
Journal article

Experimental study of processes of carbide and graphite fuel rods nitriding in high pressure nitrogen

  • 1. Inst. Atomnoj Ehnergii, Kurchatov (Kazakhstan)
  • 2. Natsional'nyj Yadernyj Tsentr, Kurchatov (Kazakhstan)

Description

To clarify the reasons of softening of standard NRM fuel pins in the course of nitriding in nitrogen or oxy-nitriding in hydrogen flow which includes oxygen and nitrogen impurities there was performed anneals of carbide and graphite fuel pins with high content of uranium (∼38 % (mass)) in weak nitrogen flow under the pressure of ∼19 MPa. It was shown that softening influence of fuel pins nitriding caused by increase of porosity in generative carbonitride material and by occurring of cracks and stresses in this material. (author)

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Original title (Russian)
Экспериментальное изучение процессов нитрирования карбидограпхитных твэлов в азоте высокого давленя

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Vestnik Natsional'nogo Yadernogo Tsentra Respubliki Kazakhstan
Journal Volume
3
Journal Issue
4
Journal Page Range
p. 127-133
ISSN
1729-7516

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Notes
11 refs., 5 figs. Issue 4. Yadernaya Fizika i Radiatsionnoe Materialovedenie. December 2000