contributor author | Hurt, Christopher J. | |
contributor author | Freels, James D. | |
contributor author | Jain, Prashant K. | |
contributor author | Ivan Maldonado, G. | |
date accessioned | 2019-06-08T09:29:06Z | |
date available | 2019-06-08T09:29:06Z | |
date copyright | 3/15/2019 12:00:00 AM | |
date issued | 2019 | |
identifier issn | 2332-8983 | |
identifier other | ners_005_02_021004.pdf | |
identifier uri | http://yetl.yabesh.ir/yetl1/handle/yetl/4257671 | |
description abstract | Safety analyses at the high flux isotope reactor (HFIR) are required to qualify irradiation of production targets containing neptunium dioxide/aluminum cermet (NpO2/Al) pellets for the production of plutonium-238 (238Pu). High heat generation rates (HGRs) due to a fertile starting material (237Np), low melting temperatures, and previously unstudied material irradiation behavior (i.e., swelling/densification, fission gas release) require a sophisticated set of steady-state thermal simulations in order to ensure sufficient safety margins. Experience gained from previous models for preliminary target designs is incorporated into a more comprehensive production target model designed to qualify a target for three cycles of irradiation and illuminate potential in-reactor behavior of the target. | |
publisher | The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) | |
title | Thermomechanical Safety Analyses for a 238Pu Production Target at the HFIR | |
type | Journal Paper | |
journal volume | 5 | |
journal issue | 2 | |
journal title | Journal of Nuclear Engineering and Radiation Science | |
identifier doi | 10.1115/1.4041295 | |
journal fristpage | 21004 | |
journal lastpage | 021004-15 | |
tree | Journal of Nuclear Engineering and Radiation Science:;2019:;volume( 005 ):;issue: 002 | |
contenttype | Fulltext | |