Neutron and hard X-ray diffraction studies of the isothermal transformation kinetics in the research reactor fuel candidate U-8 wt%Mo

Exposing uranium-molybdenum alloys (UMo) retained in the γ phase to elevated temperatures leads to transformation reactions during which the γ-UMo phase decomposes into the thermal equilibrium phases, i.e. U2Mo and α-U. Since α-U is not suitable for a nuclear fuel exposed to high burn-up, it is nece...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of applied crystallography. - 1998. - 49(2016), Pt 3 vom: 01. Juni, Seite 923-933
1. Verfasser: Säubert, Steffen (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Jungwirth, Rainer, Zweifel, Tobias, Hofmann, Michael, Hoelzel, Markus, Petry, Winfried
Format: Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2016
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Journal of applied crystallography
Schlagworte:Journal Article X-ray diffraction isothermal transformation kinetics neutron diffraction nuclear fuels uranium uranium–molybdenum alloys
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