Title
Behaviour of fission products in UO2: Experimental characterization of the Cs-I-UO2 model system at high temperature
Author
Rochedy, M. (TU Delft RST/Reactor Physics and Nuclear Materials; TU Delft Dean; CEA Cadarache)
Klosek, V. (CEA Cadarache)
Riglet-Martial, C. (CEA Cadarache)
Onofri-Marroncle, C. (CEA Cadarache)
Drouan, D. (CEA Cadarache)
Reyes, D. (CEA Cadarache)
Bienvenu, P. (DIF)
Roure, I. (DIF)
Cabié, M. (UMR7288)
Date
2023
Abstract
The interactions of iodine and caesium in UO2 have been investigated. For this purpose, implanted UO2 samples were thermally treated (4h at 900°C or 1h at 1200°C) under controlled atmosphere (0.03% H2O/H2) and then characterized by several experimental techniques for their structural and chemical studies. Thermodynamic calculations were also performed in order to optimize heat treatment conditions before performing tests, and to help in the interpretation of results afterwards. The sample characterizations after thermal treatments reveal the presence of bubbles and precipitates (mean diameter around 10 - 20 nm) and have allowed to clearly identify the presence of CsI in these bubbles which is in agreement with the calculations. The chemical form of the observed precipitates is not well defined yet, due to the lack of experimental reference spectra, but they consist very likely of caesium uranates, as predicted by the thermodynamic calculations.
Subject
Caesium
Iodine
Iodine induced stress corrosion cracking (I-SCC)
Microstructure
Nuclear fuel
Speciation
Thermodynamics
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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jnucmat.2023.154450
Embargo date
2023-10-13
ISSN
0022-3115
Source
Journal of Nuclear Materials, 581
Bibliographical note
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Part of collection
Institutional Repository
Document type
journal article
Rights
© 2023 M. Rochedy, V. Klosek, C. Riglet-Martial, C. Onofri-Marroncle, D. Drouan, D. Reyes, P. Bienvenu, I. Roure, M. Cabié, More Authors