NSUF 18-1533: Investigation of fuel-cladding chemical interaction (FCCI) in irradiated U-Pu-Zr fuel
Fast reactor technology provides a path to transmute long-lived transuranic actinide isotopes contained in spent nuclear fuels. In an effort to aid to the development of these fuels, we propose to examine a sample from the Advanced Fuels Campaign (AFC) AFC-2E experiment, which contains a historical casting from the Integral Fast Reactor (IFR) Program to provide comparison between the performance of archived and newly cast ternary fuels. The objective of the proposed research is to conduct detailed microstructural examination of the phases formed within fuel-cladding chemical interaction (FCCI) region of irradiated U-20Pu-10Zr fuel. The PIs will conduct scanning and transmission electron microscopy and X-ray spectroscopy to obtain microscopic elemental and structural information in the fuel, in the cladding, and in the FCCI region. This proposal will fill the knowledge gap on FCCI in irradiated U-Pu-Zr fuels, thus directly benefiting Fuel Cycle Research and Development (FCRD) at DOE-NE.
Additional Info
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| Abstract | Fast reactor technology provides a path to transmute long-lived transuranic actinide isotopes contained in spent nuclear fuels. In an effort to aid to the development of these fuels, we propose to examine a sample from the Advanced Fuels Campaign (AFC) AFC-2E experiment, which contains a historical casting from the Integral Fast Reactor (IFR) Program to provide comparison between the performance of archived and newly cast ternary fuels. The objective of the proposed research is to conduct detailed microstructural examination of the phases formed within fuel-cladding chemical interaction (FCCI) region of irradiated U-20Pu-10Zr fuel. The PIs will conduct scanning and transmission electron microscopy and X-ray spectroscopy to obtain microscopic elemental and structural information in the fuel, in the cladding, and in the FCCI region. This proposal will fill the knowledge gap on FCCI in irradiated U-Pu-Zr fuels, thus directly benefiting Fuel Cycle Research and Development (FCRD) at DOE-NE. |
| Award Announced Date | 2018-09-17T12:02:13.99 |
| Awarded Institution | None |
| Facility | None |
| Facility Tech Lead | Alina Zackrone |
| Irradiation Facility | None |
| PI | Assel Aitkaliyeva |
| PI Email | [email protected] |
| Project Type | RTE |
| RTE Number | 1533 |