Oxygen potential and thermal conductivity of (U, Pu) mixed oxides |
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Authors: | PR Vasudeva Rao S Anthonysamy MV Krishnaiah V Chandramouli |
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Affiliation: | Chemistry Group, Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research, Kalpakkam 603 102, Tamilnadu, India |
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Abstract: | (U, Pu) mixed oxides, (U1−yPuy)O2−x, with y = 0.21 and 0.28 are being considered as fuels for the Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor (PFBR) in India. The use of urania-plutonia solid solutions in PFBR calls for accurate measurement of physicochemical properties of these materials. Hence, in the present study, oxygen potentials of (U1−yPuy)O2−x, with y = 0.21 and 0.28 were measured over the temperature range 1073-1473 K covering an oxygen potential range of −550 to −300 kJ mol−1 (O/M ratio from 1.96 to 2.000) by employing a H2/H2O gas equilibration technique followed by solid electrolyte EMFmeasurement. (U1−yPuy)O2−x, with y = 0.40 is being used in the Fast Breeder Test Reactor (FBTR) in India to test the behaviour of fuels with high plutonium content. However, data on the oxygen potential as well as thermal conductivity of the mixed oxides with high plutonium content are scanty. Hence, the thermal diffusivity of (U1−yPuy)O2, with y = 0.21, 0.28 and 0.40 was measured and the results of the measurements are reported. |
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Keywords: | P0700 T0400 T0600 U0200 |
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