Irradiation behavior of pyrolytic silicon carbide

1983 ◽  
Vol 41 ◽  
pp. 72-73
Author(s):  
R. J. Lauf
Keyword(s):  
Silicon Carbide ◽  
Fission Products ◽  
Thermodynamics And Kinetics ◽  
Neutron Fluences ◽  
Fuel Particles ◽  
Sic Coatings ◽  
Irradiation Behavior ◽  
Kinetics Of ◽  
Htgr Fuel

Fuel particles for the High-Temperature Gas-Cooled Reactor (HTGR) contain a layer of pyrolytic silicon carbide to act as a miniature pressure vessel and primary fission product barrier. Optimization of the SiC with respect to fuel performance involves four areas of study: (a) characterization of as-deposited SiC coatings; (b) thermodynamics and kinetics of chemical reactions between SiC and fission products; (c) irradiation behavior of SiC in the absence of fission products; and (d) combined effects of irradiation and fission products. This paper reports the behavior of SiC deposited on inert microspheres and irradiated to fast neutron fluences typical of HTGR fuel at end-of-life.

scholarly journals Irradiation performance of pyrolytic silicon carbide coatings on fissile fuel particles

1984 ◽  
Vol 42 ◽  
pp. 418-419
Author(s):  
R. J. Lauf
Keyword(s):  
Silicon Carbide ◽  
Fission Product ◽  
Fission Products ◽  
Carbide Coatings ◽  
Fuel Particles ◽  
Irradiation Performance ◽  
Sic Coatings ◽  
Irradiation Behavior ◽  
Kinetics Of

Fuel particles for the High Temperature Gas-Cooled Reactor (HTGR) contain a layer of pyrolytic silicon carbide to act as a miniature pressure vessel and primary fission product barrier. Optimization of the SiC coating with respect to fuel performance involves four areas of study: (a) characterization of as-deposited SiC coatings; (b) thermodynamics and kinetics of chemical reactions between SiC and fission products; (c) irradiation behavior of SiC in the absence of fission products; and (d) the combined effects of irradiation and fission product interactions. This paper reports the behavior of SiC deposited on fissile fuel particles and irradiated to fast neutron fluences typical of HTGR fuel at end-of-life.

scholarly journals Interaction of Noble Metal Fission Products with Pyrolytic Silicon Carbide

1982 ◽  
Vol 40 ◽  
pp. 566-567
Author(s):  
R. J. Lauf ◽  
D. N. Braski
Keyword(s):  
Silicon Carbide ◽  
Fission Product ◽  
Noble Metals ◽  
Fission Products ◽  
Pyrolytic Carbon ◽  
Enriched Uranium ◽  
Fuel Particles ◽  
The Many ◽  
Sic Coatings ◽  
Palladium Group

Fuel particles for the High-Temperature Gas-Cooled Reactor (HTGR) contain layers of pyrolytic carbon and silicon carbide, which act as a miniature pressure vessel and form the primary fission product barrier. Of the many fission products formed during irradiation, the noble metals are of particular interest because they interact significantly with the SiC layer and their concentrations are somewhat higher in the low-enriched uranium fuels currently under consideration. To study fission product-SiC interactions, particles of UO2 or UC2 are doped with fission product elements before coating and are then held in a thermal gradient up to several thousand hours. Examination of the SiC coatings by TEM-AEM after annealing shows that silver behaves differently from the palladium group.

Carbon monoxide-silicon carbide interaction in HTGR fuel particles

1991 ◽  
Vol 26 (9) ◽  
pp. 2379-2388 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kazuo Minato ◽  
Toru Ogawa ◽  
Satoru Kashimura ◽  
Kousaku Fukuda ◽  
Ishio Takahashi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Monoxide ◽  
Silicon Carbide ◽  
Fuel Particles ◽  
Htgr Fuel

Characterization of Copper-Ceramic Interfaces

1984 ◽  
Vol 40 ◽  
Author(s):  
W. M. Kriven ◽  
S. H. Risbud
Keyword(s):  
Electron Probe ◽  
Interfacial Microstructure ◽  
Oxidation States ◽  
Thermodynamics And Kinetics ◽  
Specific Goal ◽  
Reaction Zones ◽  
Ceramic Interfaces ◽  
Kinetics Of ◽  
Oxidation State Of Copper

AbstractThe interfacial zones in copper-magnesium aluminosilicate materials were characterized by several microscopic and microchemical techniques. Interfaces between copper-glass, copper-partially crystallized glass, and copper-fully crystallized glass were studied with the specific goal of determining the oxidation state of copper in various locations in the microstructure of the reaction zones. Optical microscopy, cathodoluminescence, electron probe microanalysis (EPMA), SEM, TEM, and other microtechniques were used. The presence of copper in various oxidation states can be attributed to the thermodynamics and kinetics of the system. Results correlating the observed interfacial microstructure and the thermochemistry of the system are presented.

Release behavior of metallic fission products from HTGR fuel particles at 1600 to 1900°C

1993 ◽  
Vol 202 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 47-53 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kazuo Minato ◽  
Toru Ogawa ◽  
Kousaku Fukuda ◽  
Hajime Sekino ◽  
Hideyuki Miyanishi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Fission Products ◽  
Release Behavior ◽  
Fuel Particles ◽  
Htgr Fuel

Characterization of Silicon Carbide Films Prepared by Chemical Vapor Deposition

2010 ◽  
Vol 177 ◽  
pp. 78-81
Author(s):  
Fan Tao Meng ◽  
Shan Yi Du ◽  
Yu Min Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Silicon Carbide ◽  
Chemical Vapor Deposition ◽  
Vapor Deposition ◽  
Crystalline Phase ◽  
Chemical Vapor ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Sic Coatings ◽  
Deposited Film ◽  
Deposited Films

Silicon carbide prepared by chemical vapor deposition (CVD) is one of the important candidate materials for space mirror and high-power mirror such as laser mirror, because of its superior performances such as low density, high melting point and homogeneity. In this paper, the SiC coatings were deposited on the substrates of reaction bonded silicon carbide (RB-SiC) by CVD process. Then, the morphologies of the deposits were examined with scanning electron microscopy. The crystalline phase of the as-deposited films was confirmed with X-ray diffractometry. And the adhesion between the CVD film and the substrate was rated with scraping method. As a result, the morphologies of the deposits, i.e. whiskers at 1050°C or films at 1100°C, are different from that of the substrate. And the mean diameter of the deposits at 1100°C is larger than that at 1050°C. Furthermore, the crystalline phase of the as-deposited film is determined as β-SiC and the adhesion is firm enough not to be peeled off with the scraping test.

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