• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제46권1호
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• pp.117-124
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• 2014

The effect of various process variables on the powder properties of recycled $U_3O_8$ from MnO-$Al_2O_3$ doped large grain $UO_2$ pellets and the effect of those recycled $U_3O_8$ powders on the sintered density and grain size of MnO-$Al_2O_3$ doped large grain $UO_2$ pellets have been investigated. The evolution of morphology, size, and BET surface area of the recycled $U_3O_8$ powders according to the respective variation of the thermo-mechanical treatment variables of oxidation temperature, powder milling, and sequential cyclic heat treatment of oxidation and then reduction was examined. The correlation between the BET surface area of recycled $U_3O_8$ powder and the sintered pellet properties of MnO-$Al_2O_3$ doped pellets showed that the pellet density and grain size of doped pellets were increased and then saturated by increasing the BET surface area of the recycled $U_3O_8$ powder. The density and grain size of the pellets were maximized when the BET surface area of the recycled $U_3O_8$ powder was in the vicinity of $3m^2/g$. Among the process variables applied in this study, the cyclic heat treatment followed by low temperature oxidation was a potential process combination to obtain the sinter-active $U_3O_8$ powder.

• 한국세라믹학회지
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• 제37권7호
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• pp.660-664
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• 2000

Effect of various kinds of additive such as AlOOH, Al(OH)3, Al2Si2O5(OH)4, Nb2O5, TiO2 and MgO on the properties and microstructures of UO2 pellet has been examined. All the tested dopants had played a role to reduce sintered density and open porosity. It was revealed that the addition of TiO2 made pellet more stable thermally. UO2 pellet doped with 0.2wt% TiO2 was swelled rather than densified after annealing for 24 hrs at 1$700^{\circ}C$. It was attributed to large pore with spherical shape. Titinia and silicon coexisted with Al element were more effective to increase grain size than other additives. It could be also revealed that the formation of liquid phase was the main cause of grain growth.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제26권4호
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• pp.484-492
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• 1994

Nb$_2$O$_{5}$가 첨가된 $UO_2$ 소결체의 미세조직을 수소와 이산화탄소 분위기에서 연구하였다. Pellet을 1$700^{\circ}C$ 수소분위기 그리고 130$0^{\circ}C$ 이산화탄소 분위기에서 1-41 시간 동안 소결하였다. Nb$_2$O$_{5}$를 첨가하면 큰 기공들이 형성되고, 이 기공들은 수소분위기에서는 어느정도 수축하지만 이산화탄소 분위기에서는 거의 소멸하지 않는다. 작은 기공들은 수소분위기에서는 거의 전부 소멸되며 이산화탄소 분위기에서는 거의 소멸하지 않는다. 그리고 결정립의 크기도 수소분위기에서 훨씬 증대한다. 따라서 Nb$_2$O$_{5}$ 첨가에 의한 우라늄 확산은 수소분위기에서 훨씬 증가하는 것으로 생각된다. 수소 분위기에서 소결한 Nb$_2$O$_{5}$ 첨가 $UO_2$ pellet의 미세조직을 노내성능의 관점에서 평가하였다. 우라늄 확산의 증가를 설명하기 위해서 Nb$_2$O$_{5}$ 첨가에 의해서 형성 가능한 결함들을 고찰하였다.함들을 고찰하였다.