NSUF 23-1896: Spatially resolved thermal conductivity measurement of medium burnup MOX fuel
This project aims to measure the thermal conductivity profile of Sodium Fast Reactor (SFR) Mixed Oxide (MOX) fuel. The thermal conductivity microscope (TCM) has been previously used to measure the spatially resolved thermal conductivity profiles of high burnup MOX fuel, and it is the view of this project that a similar assessment of medium burnup MOX fuel will enable further refinement of thermo-physical fuel performance codes (FPC) for in-core fuel management. The combination of the thermal characterization proposed in this project will complement the extensive chemical and structural characterization already performed as part of previous projects, thus providing for the first time a complete description of SFR MOX fuel properties for meso-scale model validation never achieved previously. Sample preparation and measurement with the TCM is expect to last 7 days.
Additional Info
| Field | Value |
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| Abstract | This project aims to measure the thermal conductivity profile of Sodium Fast Reactor (SFR) Mixed Oxide (MOX) fuel. The thermal conductivity microscope (TCM) has been previously used to measure the spatially resolved thermal conductivity profiles of high burnup MOX fuel, and it is the view of this project that a similar assessment of medium burnup MOX fuel will enable further refinement of thermo-physical fuel performance codes (FPC) for in-core fuel management. The combination of the thermal characterization proposed in this project will complement the extensive chemical and structural characterization already performed as part of previous projects, thus providing for the first time a complete description of SFR MOX fuel properties for meso-scale model validation never achieved previously. Sample preparation and measurement with the TCM is expect to last 7 days. |
| Award Announced Date | 2023-02-08T10:49:21.873 |
| Awarded Institution | None |
| Facility | None |
| Facility Tech Lead | Alina Zackrone |
| Irradiation Facility | None |
| PI | Joshua Ferrigno |
| PI Email | [email protected] |
| Project Type | RTE |
| RTE Number | 4587 |