Abstracts and Available Papers Presented at the
1996 International RERTR Meeting
DEVELOPMENT OF HIGH-LOADING U-Mo ALLOY FUEL
BY CENTRIFUGAL ATOMIZATION
Ki Hwan Kim, Don Bae Lee, Chang Kyu Kim and Il Hyun Kuk
Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute
Taejon, 305-353, Korea
and
Gerard L. Hofman
Argonne National Laboratory
Argonne, Illinois, 60439-4841 USA
ABSTRACT
A rapid solidification method, namely, centrifugal atomization process,
is applied in production of U-Mo alloy powder of the isotropic cubic gamma-U
phase which is considered to be a candidate for higher U-loading research
reactor fuel. Atomized U-Mo powder has spherical shape, small diameter with
83 micrometer in median size, narrow size distributions, high density
and fine grain structure with isotropic gamma-U phase. In addition, U-Mo
fuel rods, especially U-10wt.%Mo, show good thermal compatibility with Al
matrix and maintain a microstructure stability.
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Mr. Chang Kyu Kim
Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute
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