| Download | - View accepted manuscript: Laser shockwave technique for characterization of nuclear fuel plate interfaces (PDF, 2.9 MiB)
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| DOI | Resolve DOI: https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4789068 |
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| Author | Search for: Perton, M.1; Search for: Lévesque, D.1; Search for: Monchalin, J.-P.1; Search for: Lord, M.1; Search for: Smith, J. A.; Search for: Rabin, B. H. |
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| Affiliation | - National Research Council of Canada. Energy, Mining and Environment
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| Format | Text, Article |
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| Conference | The 39th Annual Review Of Progress In Quantitative Nondestructive Evaluation, 15–20 July 2012, Denver, Colorado, USA |
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| Subject | Laser ultrasonics; Shock waves; Adhesion testing; Nuclear fuel plate |
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| 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. |
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| Publication date | 2012-07-15 |
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| Language | English |
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| Peer reviewed | Yes |
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| NRC number | NRCC 53135 |
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| NPARC number | 21268447 |
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| Record identifier | 42f4b5a6-9e51-4e38-95d3-975a12644ed8 |
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| Record created | 2013-07-19 |
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| Record modified | 2020-06-04 |
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