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http://dx.doi.org/10.4191/KCERS.2003.40.9.916

Phase Separation of Gd-doped UO2 and Measurement of Gd Content Dissolved in Uranium Oxide  

김건식 (한국원자력연구소 경수로연료개발부, 충남대학교 재료공학과)
양재호 (한국원자력연구소 경수로연료개발부)
송근우 (한국원자력연구소 경수로연료개발부)
김길무 (충남대학교 재료공학과)
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Abstract
The change of structure and morphology in ( $U_{0.913}$G $d_{0.087}$) $O_2$ during oxidation at 475$^{\circ}C$ and heat treatment at 130$0^{\circ}C$ in air were investigated using XRD, SEM, and EPMA. The ( $U_{0.913}$G $d_{0.087}$) $O_2$ cubic phase converted to ( $U_{0.913}$G $d_{0.087}$)$_3$ $O_{8}$ orthorhombic phase by oxidation at 475$^{\circ}C$ in air. The XRD and EPMA result of the 130$0^{\circ}C$ heat treated powder revealed that ( $U_{0.913}$G $d_{0.087}$)$_3$ $O_{8}$ orthorhombic phase was separated into $U_3$ $O_{8}$ and ( $U_{0.67}$G $d_{0.33}$) $O_{2+}$x/ cubic phase. The weight variations of (U,Gd) $O_2$ with various Gd contents were measured using TGA at the same heat treated condition. The weight variation during the heat treatment of Gd dissolve (U,Gd) $O_2$ in air can be expressed in terms of phase reaction equations related with oxidation and phase separation. Based on these phase reaction, a initial content of Gd dissolved in (U,Gd) $O_2$ can be exactly calculated by measuring the weight change during the heat treatment.
Keywords
Phase separation; (U,Gd)$O_2$; Fuel pellet; Oxidation;
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