Fases identificables en la zona de interacción de placas combustibles dispersas U3Si2/Al

ABSTRACT Fuel elements based on U3Si2 particles dispersed in a pure Al matrix (known as dispersion fuel element) are known to be very stable under irradiation, in plate type configurations. For this reason, they were or are being used to convert to low enriched uranium a large number of research reactors without significant loss in performance. According to this statement it is perfectly lawful to extend this good irradiation performance to any compound grown by interdiffusion between silicide and Al during the fabrication process. On the other hand, a great effort is being carried out to qual...