Document Type

Annual Report

Publication Date

2007

First page number:

38

Last page number:

39

Abstract

This project focuses on the chemical bonding and interface formation of metal fission products with the coating materials used in tri-isotropic (TRISO) fuel particles for gas-cooled reactors. By combining surface- and bulk-sensitive spectroscopic methods, intermediate chemical phases at the interface, intermixing/ diffusion behavior, and the electronic interface structure as a function of material (metal and coating materials) and temperature are examined.

In the past year, emphasis was placed on a detailed analysis and description of the Cs/SiC interface formation process.

Keywords

Cesium; Chemical structure; Electronic structure; Metal-base fuel; Metal coating; Nuclear fuels; Silicon carbide; X-ray spectroscopy

Controlled Subject

Cesium; Chemistry; Nuclear chemistry--Research;

Disciplines

Chemistry | Materials Science and Engineering | Metallurgy | Nuclear Engineering | Oil, Gas, and Energy | Physical Chemistry

File Format

pdf

File Size

190 KB

Language

English


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