Laser-based characterization of nuclear fuel plates

James A. Smith, Dave L. Cottle, Barry H. Rabin

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Abstract

Ensuring the integrity of fuel-clad and clad-clad bonding in nuclear fuels is important for safe reactor operation and assessment of fuel performance, yet the measurement of bond strengths in actual fuels has proved challenging. The laser shockwave technique (LST) originally developed to characterize structural adhesion in composites is being employed to characterize interface strength in a new type of plate fuel being developed at Idaho National Laboratory (INL). LST is a non-contact method that uses lasers for the generation and detection of large-amplitude acoustic waves and is well suited for application to both fresh and irradiated nuclear-fuel plates. This paper will report on initial characterization results obtained from fresh fuel plates manufactured by different processes, including hot isostatic pressing, friction stir welding, and hot rolling.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication40th Annual Review of Progress in Quantitative Nondestructive Evaluation - Incorporating the 10th International Conference on Barkhausen Noise and Micromagnetic Testing
PublisherAmerican Institute of Physics Inc.
Pages999-1006
Number of pages8
ISBN (Print)9780735412118
DOIs
StatePublished - 2014
Event40th Annual Review of Progress in Quantitative Nondestructive Evaluation, QNDE 2013, Incorporating the 10th International Conference on Barkhausen and Micro-Magnetics, ICBM 2013 - Baltimore, MD, United States
Duration: Jul 21 2013Jul 26 2013

Publication series

NameAIP Conference Proceedings
Volume1581 33
ISSN (Print)0094-243X
ISSN (Electronic)1551-7616

Conference

Conference40th Annual Review of Progress in Quantitative Nondestructive Evaluation, QNDE 2013, Incorporating the 10th International Conference on Barkhausen and Micro-Magnetics, ICBM 2013
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityBaltimore, MD
Period07/21/1307/26/13

Keywords

  • Aluminum Cladding
  • Characterization
  • Clad-clad Bond Strength
  • Fabry-Perot Detection
  • Fuel-clad Bond Strength
  • Laser Shockwave
  • Nuclear Fuel
  • Uranium Alloys

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