Published October 1976
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Journal article
Processing of nuclear fuel pellets
Description
Uranium dioxide fuel pellets are prepared by cold pressing and sintering to about 92 to 95% theoretical density. The wide range of material and fabrication variables available results in numerous microstructural types being produced. This paper correlates material and processing variables to the microstructural characteristics of as-fabricated UO2 pellets, with particular emphasis being placed on porosity morphologies. 9 refs
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- SAMPE (Soc. Aerosp. Mater. Process Eng.) Q.
- Journal Volume
- 8
- Journal Issue
- 1
- Series
- SAMPE (Soc. Aerosp. Mater. Process Eng.) Q.
- Journal Page Range
- 21-30
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United States
- Country of Input or Organization
- United States
- INIS RN
- 8337173
- Subject category
- S36: MATERIALS SCIENCE; S36: MATERIALS SCIENCE; S36: MATERIALS SCIENCE;
- Descriptors DEI
- COLD PRESSING; COMPARATIVE EVALUATIONS; CORRELATIONS; FABRICATION; FUEL DENSIFICATION; FUEL PELLETS; MICROSTRUCTURE; NUCLEAR FUELS; POROSITY; SINTERING; SWELLING; URANIUM DIOXIDE; U3O8
- Descriptors DEC
- ACTINIDE COMPOUNDS; CHALCOGENIDES; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DEFORMATION; ENERGY SOURCES; FUELS; MATERIALS WORKING; OXIDES; OXYGEN COMPOUNDS; PRESSING; REACTOR MATERIALS; URANIUM COMPOUNDS; URANIUM OXIDES