Materials Science and Fuel Technologies of Uranium and Plutonium - Mixed Oxid

Materials Science and Fuel Technologies of Uranium and Plutonium Mixed Oxide offers a deep understanding of MOX properties for nuclear fuels that will be useful for performance evaluation. It also reviews fuel property simulation technology and an irradiation behavior model required for performance evaluation.

List of contents

1. Introduction. 2. Experimental Techniques. 3. Properties. 4. Theoretical and Computational Works on Oxide Nuclear-Fuel Materials. 5. Fuel Technologies. 6. Summary. 7. Appendices.

About the author

Dr. Masato Kato is currently senior princial researcher at the Sector of Fast Reactor Research and Development at the Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA). He received his doctorate from Tohoku University in 2009. His work focuses specifically on the physical properties and nuclear fuel technology of plutonium oxide fuels. He is a member of the Atomic Energy Society of Japan (AESJ) and the President on its Nuclear Fuel subcommittee in 2021-2022.
Dr. Masahiko Machida is currently the Deputy Director at Computational Science and E-systems at Japan Atomic Energy Agency. He received his doctorate from Tohoku University in 2000. His reseaerch area is theoretical and computational physics and chemistry on various materials including nuclear fuel compounds. He is a member of the Atomic Energy Society of Japan and Physical Society of Japan.

Summary

Materials Science and Fuel Technologies of Uranium and Plutonium Mixed Oxide offers a deep understanding of MOX properties for nuclear fuels that will be useful for performance evaluation. It also reviews fuel property simulation technology and an irradiation behavior model required for performance evaluation.

Product details

• Authors: Masato (Japan Atomic Energy Agency) Machida Kato
• Assisted by: Masato Kato (Editor), Masahiko Machida (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 13.10.2022
• EAN: 9781032287133
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3228713-3
• No. of pages: 172
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Chemistry > Physical chemistry; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Mechanical, SCIENCE / Chemistry / Industrial & Technical, SCIENCE / Energy, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Chemical & Biochemical, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Power Resources / Fossil Fuels, environmental science, engineering & technology, Nuclear power & engineering, Environmental science, engineering and technology, Nuclear power and engineering