Published April 1992
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Phases in U-Si alloys
Description
The binary (two-component) U-Si system contains a total of seven ''compounds''. The most U-rich compounds are of interest to the RERTR community because they are now being employed as fuels in research and test reactors. The nomenclature used in describing these fuels and the metallurgical significance of the notations recorded may have different meanings to people from different technical backgrounds. This paper is a succinct exploration of the principles of phase equilibria and the realities of commercial fabrication as applied to U-Si alloys. It is an attempt to record in referenceable and retrievable form information of value to the continued development, application and understanding of silicide fuels. (author). 5 refs, 4 figs, 1 tab
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Imprint Title
- Research reactor core conversion guidebook. V. 4: Fuels (Appendices I-K)
- Imprint Pagination
- 594 p.
- Journal Page Range
- p. 31-39.
- ISSN
- 1011-4289
- Report number
- IAEA-TECDOC--643(v.4)
INIS
- Country of Publication
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- Country of Input or Organization
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- INIS RN
- 23087378
- Subject category
- S21: SPECIFIC NUCLEAR REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS; S22: GENERAL STUDIES OF NUCLEAR REACTORS;
- Descriptors DEI
- ALLOY NUCLEAR FUELS; EQUILIBRIUM; FABRICATION; NUCLEAR FUELS; PHASE RULE; RESEARCH REACTORS; URANIUM SILICIDES
- Descriptors DEC
- ACTINIDE COMPOUNDS; ENERGY SOURCES; FUELS; MATERIALS; REACTOR MATERIALS; REACTORS; RESEARCH AND TEST REACTORS; SILICIDES; SILICON COMPOUNDS; SOLID FUELS; URANIUM COMPOUNDS
Optional Information
- Contract/Grant/Project number
- Contract W-31-109-Eng-38