Document Type
Report
Publication Date
2005
First page number:
6
Last page number:
7
Abstract
The goal of this project is to investigate the casting processes for metallic fuels to help design a process that minimizes the loss of the volatile actinide elements from the fuel. The research effort centers on the development of advanced numerical models to assess conditions that significantly impact the transport of volatile actinides during the melt casting process and represents a joint effort between researchers at UNLV and Argonne National Laboratory (ANL). Assessing critical equipment and process variables is required to build a successful system that will operate efficiently.
Keywords
Actinide alloys; Americium; Metal-base fuel; Metal castings; Metallurgical furnaces; Nuclear fuel rods; Transmutation (Chemistry)
Controlled Subject
Actinide alloys; Metallurgical furnaces--Design and construction; Nuclear engineering--Material
Disciplines
Nuclear | Nuclear Engineering
File Format
File Size
304 KB
Language
English
Repository Citation
Chen, Y.,
Pepper, D.,
Clarksean, R.
(2005).
Design and Analysis of a Process for Melt Casting Metallic Fuel Pins Incorporating Volatile Actinides.
6-7.
Available at:
https://digitalscholarship.unlv.edu/hrc_trp_fuels/15