Published September 2018 | Version v1
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Exploring YSZ/ZrO2 - PuO2 systems: Candidates for inert matrix fuel

Creators

  • 1. Homi Bhabha National Institute, Anushaktinagar, Mumbai 400094 (India)
  • 2. Radiometallurgy Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai 400085 (India)
  • 3. Chemistry Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai 400085 (India)

Description

Highlights: • Existence of fluorite and pyrochlore phase field in YSZ – PuO2 under vacuum heating condition. • Stabilization of defect fluorite and pyrochlore stuctures by 20 & 50 mol% Pu substitution in ZrO2. • Phase relations controlled by redox behaviour of Pu upon changing the annealing atmospheres. • Pyrochlore phase formation occurs by interplay of average cation size and oxygen vacancies. • Sintering temperature in YSZ-PuO2 system identified as 1773 K.

Availability note (English)

Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jnucmat.2018.05.009

Additional details

Identifiers

DOI
10.1016/j.jnucmat.2018.05.009;
PII
S0022311518303684;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Journal of Nuclear Materials
Journal Volume
508
Journal Page Range
p. 82-91
ISSN
0022-3115
CODEN
JNUMAM

INIS

Country of Publication
Netherlands
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
49103127
Subject category
S36: MATERIALS SCIENCE;
Descriptors DEI
MATRICES; OXIDATION; PLUTONIUM OXIDES; PYROCHLORE; YTTRIUM OXIDES; ZIRCONIUM OXIDES
Descriptors DEC
ACTINIDE COMPOUNDS; CHALCOGENIDES; CHEMICAL REACTIONS; MINERALS; OXIDES; OXYGEN COMPOUNDS; PLUTONIUM COMPOUNDS; TRANSITION ELEMENT COMPOUNDS; TRANSURANIUM COMPOUNDS; YTTRIUM COMPOUNDS; ZIRCONIUM COMPOUNDS

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