Published October 2019 | Version v1
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Comparison of the oxidation behavior between pyrolytic carbon and nuclear-grade graphite at temperatures between 700-1000 Celsius degrees

  • 1. IPN, Centro de Investigacion y de Estudios Avanzados, Unidad Saltillo, Av. Industria Metalurgica No. 1062, Zona Industrial, 25900 Ramos Arizpe, Coahuila (Mexico)

Description

The TRISO coated fuel particle (tri structural isotropic) has an uranium oxide kernel coated with three layers of pyrolytic carbon (PyC) and one of silicon carbide (SiC). Although originally designed for the high temperature reactor (HTR), this fuel is currently being considered as an accident tolerant fuel for the light water reactor (LWR). For this reason, it is very important to understand the stability of these coatings under oxidation conditions. In this work, we compare the oxidation behavior of different coatings of PyC and nuclear grade graphite in air at temperatures of 700 to 1000 Celsius degrees. (Author)

Availability note (English)

Available from the Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Nucleares. Centro de Informacion y Documentacion, 52750 Ocoyoacac, Estado de Mexico (MX), E-mail: mclaudia.gonzalez@inin.gob.mx

Additional details

Publishing Information

Publisher
Sociedad Nuclear Mexicana
Imprint Place
Ciudad de Mexico (Mexico)
Imprint Pagination
5 p.

Conference

Title
peaceful applications of nuclear energy for the Mexico benefit
Original Conference Title
30. Congreso Anual de la SNM: aplicaciones pacificas de la energia nuclear en beneficio de Mexico
Acronym
30. SNM Annual Congress
Dates
4-7 Aug 2019
Place
Monterrey, Nuevo Leon (Mexico)