Published 1989 | Version v1
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Detailed analysis of uranium silicide dispersion fuel swelling

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Swelling of U3Si and U3Si2 is analyzed. The growth of fission gas bubbles appears to be affected by fission rate, fuel loading, and microstructural change taking place in the fuel compounds during irradiation. Several mechanisms are explored to explain the observations. The present work is aimed at a better understanding of the basic swelling phenomenon in order to accurately model irradiation behavior of uranium silicide disperson fuel. 5 refs., 10 figs

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MF available from INIS under the Report Number; NTIS, PC A03/MF A01 as DE90010418; OSTI; INIS; US Govt. Printing Office Dep.

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Publishing Information

Imprint Pagination
21 p.
Report number
CONF-8909141--10

Conference

Title
12. international meeting on reduced enrichment for research and test reactors.
Dates
10-13 Sep 1989.
Place
Berlin (Germany, F.R.).

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
21059220
Subject category
S22: GENERAL STUDIES OF NUCLEAR REACTORS; S11: NUCLEAR FUEL CYCLE AND FUEL MATERIALS; S21: SPECIFIC NUCLEAR REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS;
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Conference
Descriptors DEI
ALUMINIUM; BURNUP; CREEP; DISPERSION NUCLEAR FUELS; HIGHLY ENRICHED URANIUM; MICROSTRUCTURE; MODERATELY ENRICHED URANIUM; POST-IRRADIATION EXAMINATION; PULSED IRRADIATION; RADIATION EFFECTS; RESEARCH AND TEST REACTORS; SLIGHTLY ENRICHED URANIUM; SWELLING; URANIUM SILICIDES
Descriptors DEC
ACTINIDE COMPOUNDS; ACTINIDES; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DEFORMATION; ELEMENTS; ENERGY SOURCES; ENRICHED URANIUM; FUELS; IRRADIATION; ISOTOPE ENRICHED MATERIALS; MATERIALS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; METALS; NUCLEAR FUELS; REACTOR MATERIALS; REACTORS; SILICIDES; SILICON COMPOUNDS; SOLID FUELS; URANIUM; URANIUM COMPOUNDS

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Contract W-31109-ENG-38