A model for in-reactor densification of UO2

Autor: Macewen, S. R., Hastings, I. J.
Zdroj: Philosophical Magazine; January 1975, Vol. 31 Issue: 1 p135-143, 9p
Abstrakt: A modol for the in-roaotor densification of UO2 at temperatures below about 1200 K has boen developed. The approach is based on the build-up of irradiation-produced point defects during a transient period and their annoaling at sintering pores. At 900 K and 1019 fissions m-3 sec-1, the model shows that intragranular pores up to 0·2 μm diameter disappear in about 1 hour; those above 1 μm diameter take about 75 days. The agreement with oxisting results is reasonable.
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