Possibilities of Using Hypostoichiometric Uranium Dioxide in Thermionic Fuel Elements
929238
08/03/1992
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- Content
- Advantages of using UO2-X in fuel elements are discussed.Change of the initial uranium dioxide content due to burn-up, themal diffusion, as well as fuel component carry-over through the fuel element cladding and vent system is calculated. It is shown that while the fuel element works, the oxygen coefficient increases. The initial value of O/U=1.990-1.998 providing preservation of the hypostoichiometric content during life time is recommended.The authors results on UO2-X structure investigation under conditions of heating-cooling and long storage, as well as comparative data on free swelling are given besides literature data on UO2-X properties.
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- Citation
- Gontar, A., Gutnik, V., Lubimov, D., Nikolaev, Y. et al., "Possibilities of Using Hypostoichiometric Uranium Dioxide in Thermionic Fuel Elements," SAE Technical Paper 929238, 1992, https://doi.org/10.4271/929238.