Post irradiation analyses of U-MO dispersion fuel rods of komo tests at HANARO
Post irradiation analyses of U-MO dispersion fuel rods of komo tests at HANARO
Electron probe microanalyses of the irradiated samples showed localized distribution of the silicon that was added in the matrix during fuel fabrication and confirmed its beneficial effect on interaction layer growth during irradiation. The modifications of U-Mo fuel particles by the addition of a ternary alloying element (Ti or Zr), additional protective coatings (silicide or nitride), and the use of larger fuel particles resulted in significantly reduced interaction layers between fuel particl