@inproceedings{fc800d0b0e8248ce9d182d58c01491b8,
title = "Laser shockwave technique for characterization of nuclear fuel plate interfaces",
abstract = "The US National Nuclear Security Agency is tasked with minimizing the worldwide use of high-enriched uranium. One aspect of that effort is the conversion of research reactors to monolithic fuel plates of low-enriched uranium. The manufacturing process includes hot isostatic press bonding of an aluminum cladding to the fuel foil. The Laser Shockwave Technique (LST) is here evaluated for characterizing the interface strength of fuel plates using depleted Uranium/Mo foils. LST is a non-contact method that uses lasers for the generation and detection of large amplitude acoustic waves and is therefore well adapted to the quality assurance of this process. Preliminary results show a clear signature of well-bonded and debonded interfaces and the method is able to classify/rank the bond strength of fuel plates prepared under different HIP conditions.",
keywords = "Adhesion Testing, Laser Ultrasonics, Nuclear Fuel Plate, Shock Waves",
author = "M. Perton and D. L{\'e}vesque and Monchalin, \{J. P.\} and M. Lord and Smith, \{J. A.\} and Rabin, \{B. H.\}",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2013 American Institute of Physics.; 39th Annual Review of Progress in Quantitative Nondestructive Evaluation, QNDE 2012 ; Conference date: 15-07-2012 Through 20-07-2012",
year = "2013",
doi = "10.1063/1.4789068",
language = "English",
series = "AIP Conference Proceedings",
publisher = "American Institute of Physics Inc.",
pages = "345--352",
editor = "Chimenti, \{Dale E.\} and Thompson, \{Donald O.\}",
booktitle = "Review of Progress in Quantitative Nondestructive Evaluation, Volume 32",
}