An Analysis of the Melt Casting of Metallic Fuel Pins

Authors

Xiaolong Wu, University of Nevada, Las VegasFollow
Randy Clarksean, University of Nevada, Las VegasFollow
Yitung Chen yitung.chen@unlv.edu, University of Nevada, Las VegasFollow
Darrell Pepper, University of Nevada Las VegasFollow
Mitchell K. Meyer, Argonne National Laboratory, West

Document Type

Presentation

Publication Date

1-24-2003

First page number:

1

Last page number:

22

Abstract

• Background

– Casting Volatile Actinides

– Need to Contain Americium

– Overview of Project

• Fuel Rod Model

– Physical System

– Governing Equations

• Preliminary Modeling Results

– Mold Materials

– Injection Casting Velocity

Keywords

Actinide alloys; Americium; Metal castings; Metallurgical furnaces; Nuclear fuel rods

Controlled Subject

Actinide alloys; Metallurgical furnaces--Design and construction; Nuclear engineering--Material

Disciplines

Nuclear | Nuclear Engineering

File Format

pdf

File Size

254 KB

Language

English

Comments

Presented at: DOE's Quarterly Review meeting in Albuquerque, NM January 22-24, 2003

Repository Citation

Wu, X., Clarksean, R., Chen, Y., Pepper, D., Meyer, M. K. (2003). An Analysis of the Melt Casting of Metallic Fuel Pins. 1-22.
Available at: https://digitalscholarship.unlv.edu/hrc_trp_fuels/17