A Coupled Experimental and Simulation Approach to Investigate the Impact of Grain Growth, Amorphization, and Grain Subdivision in Accident Tolerant U3Si2 Light Water Reactor Fuel – Pennsylvania State University CX(s) Applied: B3.6Date: 07/27/2016 Loc...
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A Coupled Experimental and Simulation Approach to Investigate the Impact of Grain Growth, Amorphization, and Grain Subdivision in Accident Tolerant U3Si2 Light Water Reactor Fuel – Pennsylvania State University
CX(s) Applied: B3.6
Date: 07/27/2016
Location(s): Idaho
Offices(s): Nuclear Energy
Pennsylvania State University, in collaboration with Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Idaho National Laboratory, proposes to investigate the potential impact of grain structure change, specifically grain growth, subdivision, and amorphization, on U3Si2 LWR fuel. U3Si2 samples will be fabricated, and then conventional powder metallurgy is applied to successfully form dense U3Si2 pellets with a density greater than 94% of theoretical.