State of knowledge and challenges of U-Si compounds for use in light water reactor accident tolerant fuel designs

Engineering

• Light Water Reactors 100%
• Fuel Design 100%
• Fits and Tolerances 50%
• High Thermal Conductivity 50%
• High Temperature Phase 50%
• Swelling Behavior 50%
• Pore Shape 50%
• Thermal Stress 50%
• Si System 50%
• Impurity Content 50%
• Fission Product 50%
• Thermal Conductivity 50%
• Phase Stability 50%
• Reassessment 50%
• Temperature Profile 50%

Material Science

• Oxidation Reaction 100%
• Thermal Conductivity 100%
• Silicide 100%
• Thermophysical Property 50%
• Density 50%
• Thermal Stress 50%
• Uranium 50%
• Amorphization 50%
• Uranium Dioxide 50%
• Physical Property 50%
• Fission Product 50%

Chemical Engineering

• Thermal Conductivity 100%
• Silicide 100%