Published March 2012 | Version v1
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Sintering behavior of MOX pellets prepared by the mechanical blending method

Creators

  • 1. Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Nuclear Fuel Cycle Engineering Laboratories, Tokai, Ibaraki (Japan)
  • 2. Inspection Development Company Ltd., Tokai, Ibaraki (Japan)

Description

Sintering behavior of MOX pellets prepared by the mechanical blending method was evaluated from measurement results of the O/M ratio and dimensional shrinkage of the pellets during sintering. Change of the O/M ratio occurred when approaching the equilibrium condition which was decided from oxygen potential depending on the PH2/PH2O ratio in the sintering atmosphere. The O/M ratio increased and the MOX pellets shrank at lower temperatures with decreasing PH2/PH2O ratio. The MOX pellets sintered near O/M=2.00 showed more homogeneous distribution of uranium and plutonium than those of other specimens. (author)

Part of:
1st Asian nuclear fuel conference (ANFC 2012)

Additional details

Publishing Information

Imprint Title
1st Asian nuclear fuel conference (ANFC 2012)
Imprint Pagination
112 p.
Journal Page Range
p. 60-61

Conference

Title
1. Asian nuclear fuel conference
Acronym
ANFC 2012
Dates
22-23 Mar 2012
Place
Osaka (Japan)

INIS

Country of Publication
Japan
Country of Input or Organization
Japan
INIS RN
46124731
Subject category
S11: NUCLEAR FUEL CYCLE AND FUEL MATERIALS;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference, Non-conventional Literature
Descriptors DEI
FUEL PELLETS; HYDROGEN; MIXED OXIDE FUELS; MIXING; MIXING RATIO; SHRINKAGE; SINTERING; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; WATER
Descriptors DEC
DIMENSIONLESS NUMBERS; ELEMENTS; ENERGY SOURCES; FABRICATION; FUELS; HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS; MATERIALS; NONMETALS; NUCLEAR FUELS; OXYGEN COMPOUNDS; PELLETS; REACTOR MATERIALS; SOLID FUELS

Optional Information

Notes
1 ref., 4 figs., 1 tab.