Behavior of nuclear fuel in first days of the Chernobyl accident

B. E. Burakov; E. B. Anderson; S. I. Shabalev; E. E. Strykanova; S. V. Ushakov; M. Trotabas; J. Y. Blanc; P. Winter; J. Duco

Behavior of nuclear fuel in first days of the Chernobyl accident

B. E. Burakov, E. B. Anderson, S. I. Shabalev, E. E. Strykanova, S. V. Ushakov, M. Trotabas, J. Y. Blanc, P. Winter, J. Duco

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Abstract

Various types of nuclear fuel containing masses that formed during first days of the accident at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant 4th unit were studied by optical and electron microscopy, microprobe and X-ray diffraction. The products of interaction between fuel, zircaloy and concrete, were also examined. The behavior of the nuclear fuel was a three-stage process. It was characterized at high-temperature, ≥2600 °C, in the epicenter of the accident and formation of Zr-U-O with the environment and silicate structural materials.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	[d]1297-1308
Journal	Materials Research Society Symposium - Proceedings
Volume	465
State	Published - 1997
Externally published	Yes
Event	Proceedings of the 1996 MRS Fall Meeting - Boston, MA, USA Duration: Dec 2 1996 → Dec 5 1996

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Condensed Matter Physics
Mechanics of Materials
Mechanical Engineering

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Behavior of nuclear fuel in first days of the Chernobyl accident

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