Uranium–plutonium–americium cation interdiffusion in polycrystalline (U,Pu,Am)O2±x mixed oxides

Romain Vauchy, Taku Matsumoto, Shun Hirooka, Hiroki Uno, Testuya Tamura, Tatsumi Arima, Yaohiro Inagaki, Kazuya Idemitsu, Hiroki Nakamura, Masahiko Machida, Tatsutoshi Murakami, Masato Kato

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Abstract

Diffusion couples made of dense polycrystalline U1−αPuα−βAmβO2±γ/U1−yPuy−zAmzO2±x oxides were annealed in various thermodynamic conditions (temperature, oxygen partial pressure), and for different durations. The associated actinide redistribution was quantified using Electron Probe Micro-Analysis (EPMA). Average diffusion profiles were obtained from elemental U, Pu, and Am X-ray maps and the resulting interdiffusion coefficients were calculated, then analyzed at the light of our model of point defect chemistry.

Original languageEnglish
Article number154786
JournalJournal of Nuclear Materials
Volume588
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jan 2024

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Nuclear and High Energy Physics
  • General Materials Science
  • Nuclear Energy and Engineering

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