Oxidation kinetics for conversion of U3O8 to ε-UO3 with NO2

J. A. Johnson; C. J. Rawn; B. B. Spencer; R. A. Meisner; G. D. Del Cul

doi:10.1016/j.jnucmat.2017.03.048

Oxidation kinetics for conversion of U₃O₈ to ε-UO₃ with NO₂

J. A. Johnson, C. J. Rawn, B. B. Spencer, R. A. Meisner, G. D. Del Cul

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Abstract

The oxidation kinetics of U₃O₈ powder to ε-UO₃ in an NO₂ environment was measured by in situ x-ray diffraction (XRD). Experiments were performed at temperatures of 195, 210, 235, and 250 °C using a custom designed and fabricated sample isolation stage. Data were refined to quantify phase fractions using a newly proposed structure for the ε-UO₃ polymorph. The kinetics data were modeled using a shrinking core approach. A proposed two-step reaction process is presented based on the developed models.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	211-215
Number of pages	5
Journal	Journal of Nuclear Materials
Volume	490
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jnucmat.2017.03.048
State	Published - Jul 1 2017

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Kinetics
Oxidation
Used nuclear fuel
Voloxidation

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