Effect of oxygen-to-metal ratio on melting temperature of uranium and plutonium mixed oxide fuel for fast reactor

Kato, Masato ; Morimoto, Kyoichi ; Nakamichi, Shinya ; Sugata, Hiromasa*; Konashi, Kenji*; Kashimura, Motoaki; Abe, Tomoyuki

The melting temperatures of MOX for fast reactor fuel were investigated as functions of Pu content, Am content and oxygen-to-metal (O/M) ratio using thermal arrest technique. Rhenium inner was used for the measurement to prevent the reaction between the sample and capsule materials. The solidus temperatures decreased with increasing Pu and Am content and increased with decreasing O/M ratio. It is considered that the maximum temperature in U-Pu-O system varies in hypostoichiometric composition region. The melting temperatures were evaluated by ideal solid solution model in UO $_{2}$ -PuO $_{2}$ -AmO $_{2}$ -PuO $_{1.7}$ system, and the model was derived for calculating solidus and liquidus temperature. The derived model reproduced the experimental data with 25 K.

Language	:	Japanese
Journal	:	Nihon Genshiryoku Gakkai Wabun Rombunshi
Volume	:	7
Number	:	4
Pages	:	p.420 - 428
Publication Year/Month	:	2008/12
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Paper URL	:	https://doi.org/10.3327/taesj.J08.001
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Registration No. : AA20080081
JAEA Abstracts No. : 37000189
Paper Submission No. : 5169

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