Abstracts and Available Papers Presented at the
1996 International RERTR Meeting
ALUMINUM-U3Si2 INTERDIFFUSION AND ITS
IMPLICATIONS FOR THE PERFORMANCE OF HIGHLY LOADED
FUEL OPERATING AT HIGHER TEMPERATURES AND FISSION RATES
G.L. Hofman, J. Rest, J.L. Snelgrove, and T. Wiencek
Argonne National Laboratory
9700 South Cass Avenue
Argonne, Il 60493-4841 USA
and
S. Koster van Groos
Cornell University
ABSTRACT
Recent irradiation tests of U3Si-Al dispersion fuel have shown performance
limitations of this fuel when high volume fractions of U3Si2 operate
at high temperatures and high fission rates. This potential problem is associated with
high rates of Al-U3Si2 interdiffusion that may lead to complete
consumption of matrix aluminum and the formation of excessive porosity.
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