Fabrication of stoichiometric U3Si2 fuel pellets
Uranium silicide, U3Si2, is an accident tolerant fuel type which is gaining momentum as a replacement fuel for uranium dioxide (UO2). Idaho National Laboratories has been fabricating phase pure U3Si2 fuel pellets for use in various irradiation and material characterization experiments. Stoichiometri...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2019-01-01
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| Series: | MethodsX |
| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2215016119301359 |