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http://dx.doi.org/10.5516/NET.07.2014.024

ESTIMATIONS OF HEAT CAPACITIES FOR ACTINIDE DIOXIDE: UO2, NpO2, ThO2, AND PuO2  

Eser, E. (Department of Physics, Polatli Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Gazi University)
Koc, H. (Department of Electricity and Energy, Vocational School, Mus Alparslan University)
Gokbulut, M. (Department of Physics, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Gaziosmanpasa University)
Gursoy, G. (Department of Medical Services and Technical, Vocational School of Health Services, Ahi Evran University)
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Nuclear Engineering and Technology / v.46, no.6, 2014 , pp. 863-868 More about this Journal
Abstract
The evaluation of thermal properties of actinide oxide fuels is a problem of high importance for the development of new generation reactors. In the present study, an expression obtained for n-dimensional Debye functions is used to derive a simple analytical expression for the specific heat capacity of nuclear fuels. To test the validity and reliability of this expression, the analytical expression is applied to $UO_2$, $NpO_2$, $ThO_2$, and $PuO_2$. It is seen that the formula was in agreement with the experimental and theoretical results reported in the literature.
Keywords
Nuclear Fuels; Minor Actinide; Temperature Dependence; Uranium Dioxide; Debye Functions;
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