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Luca Capriotti

Profile Information
Name
Dr. Luca Capriotti
Institution
Belgian Center for Nuclear Research (SCK/CEN)
Position
Research project leader
h-Index
ORCID
0000-0002-2547-3774
Expertise
Fast Reactor, Fast Reactor MOX Fuel, Fuel Cladding Chemical Interaction (FCCI), HT-9 Cladding, Irradiated Fuels, Oxide Fuels
Publications:
"Fuel-cladding chemical interaction of a prototype annular U-10Zr fuel with Fe-12Cr ferritic/martensitic HT-9 cladding" Xiang Liu, Luca Capriotti, Tiankai Yao, Jason Harp, Michael Benson, Yachun Wang, Fei Teng, Lingfeng He, https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S002231152031196X#ack0001 Vol. 544 2021 Link
Presentations:
"Current Status of Postirradiation Examination of the AFC Metallic Fuel" Jason Harp, Luca Capriotti, Fabiola Cappia, Steven Hayes, ANS Annual Meeting 2018 June 18-22, (2018)
"Fission product distribution analysis in Zr lined U-Mo fuels using transmission electron microscopy and atom probe tomography" Nicole Rodriguez Perez, Sobhan Patnaik, shehab shousha, Mukesh Bachhav, Luca Capriotti, Benjamin Beeler, Geoffrey Beausoleil, Maria Okuniewski, TMS 2025 Annual Meeting March 23-27, (2025)
"Investigating Microstructural and Local Thermal Conductivity Changes in Irradiated U-Zr Annular Fuel" Mary Sevart, Daniele Salvato, Mitchell Mika, Fei Xu, Tiankai Yao, Luca Capriotti, Assel Aitkaliyeva, TMS 2025 March 23-27, (2025)
"Preliminary postirradiation examination of several EBR-II metallic fuel pins" Luca Capriotti, Jason Harp, Daniel Wachs, Steven Hayes, NUMAT 2018 October 15-18, (2018)
"Thermal Conductivity Measurements of Irradiated Annular Low Burn-up U-10Zr Fuel" Mary Sevart, Daniele Salvato, Tiankai Yao, Cynthia Adkins, Luca Capriotti, Assel Aitkaliyeva, NSUF Annual Program Review April 15-17, (2025)
NSUF Articles:
RTE 1st Call Awards Announced - Projects total approximately $1.4 million These projects will continue to advance the understanding of irradiation effects in nuclear fuels and materials in support of the mission of the DOE-NE. Friday, February 8, 2019 - Calls and Awards
DOE Awards 37 RTE Proposals - Awarded projects total nearly $1.4M in access awards Tuesday, July 14, 2020 - News Release, Calls and Awards
NSUF awards 30 Rapid Turnaround Experiment proposals - Approximately $1.53M has been awarded. Tuesday, June 14, 2022 - Calls and Awards
Additional Publications:
"An integrated approach to examine fuel-cladding chemical interaction in HT9/U-10Zr metallic fast reactor fuels: Coupling machine learning with electron microscopy and local mechanical properties analysis" Fidelma Di Lemma, Daniele Salvato, Fei Xu, Yalei Tang, Kyle M. Paaren, Alexander L. Swearingen, Colby B. Jensen, Yachun Wang, Douglas L. Porter, Luca Capriotti, [2025] Journal of Nuclear Materials · DOI: 10.1016/j.jnucmat.2025.156092
"TEM characterization of two variants of fuel cladding chemical interaction in a HT-9 Clad U-10Zr Fuel. Variant 1: FCCI with a Zr Rind" Bao-Phong Nguyen, Yachun Wang, Fidelma Giulia Di Lemma, Luca Capriotti, Assel Aitkaliyeva, Tiankai Yao, Daniele Salvato, [2025] Journal of Nuclear Materials · DOI: 10.1016/j.jnucmat.2025.155855
"Comparative post-irradiation examination of high burnup U-19Pu-10Zr: Assessing steady-state irradiation behavior against historical and modeled fuel performance" Alexander Swearingen, Jason Schulthess, Luca Capriotti, Colby Jensen, Assel Aitkaliyeva, Allison Probert, [2025] Journal of Nuclear Materials · DOI: 10.1016/j.jnucmat.2025.155782
"Transmission Electron Microscopy Characterization of Fuel Cladding Chemical Interaction between Minor Actinides bearing U-Pu-Zr Fuel and AIM1 Cladding" Jatuporn Burns, Karen E. Wright, Daniele Salvato, Tiankai Yao, Luca Capriotti, Di Chen, [2025] Journal of Nuclear Materials · DOI: 10.1016/j.jnucmat.2025.155667
"Exploring constituent redistribution in irradiated U-19Pu-14Zr fuel via electron probe microanalysis" Lindsey Lecrivain, Cortney Pincock, Magen Coleman, Pamela Wiscaver, Beau Barker, Luiza Gimenes Rodrigues Albuquerque, Luca Capriotti, Assel Aitkaliyeva, Karen E. Wright, [2025] Journal of Nuclear Materials · DOI: 10.1016/j.jnucmat.2024.155411
"Transmission electron microscopy characterization of Fuel Cladding Chemical Interaction (FCCI) in ATR-irradiated HT9 clad U-10M (10M = 5Mo-4.3Ti-0.7Zr wt%) metallic fuel" Jatuporn Burns, Tiankai Yao, Luca Capriotti, Yachun Wang, [2024] Journal of Nuclear Materials · DOI: 10.1016/j.jnucmat.2024.155209
"The effect of temperature and burnup on U-10Zr metallic fuel chemical interaction with HT-9: A SEM-EDS study" Kyle M. Paaren, Jacob A. Hirschhorn, Larry K. Aagesen, Fei Xu, Fidelma Giulia Di Lemma, Luca Capriotti, Tiankai Yao, Daniele Salvato, [2024] Journal of Nuclear Materials · DOI: 10.1016/j.jnucmat.2024.154928
"Characterization of micro-burnup treat irradiated U-22.5 at.% Zr and U-52.8 at.% Zr foils by transmission electron microscopy and X-ray diffraction" Tiankai Yao, Xiaofei Pu, Luca Capriotti, Walter J. Williams, [2023] Journal of Nuclear Materials · DOI: 10.1016/j.jnucmat.2023.154644
"Microstructure and phase evolution in the U-10Zr fuel investigated by in situ TEM heating experiments." Daniele Salvato, Luca Capriotti, Walter J. Williams, Fei Teng, Yongfeng Zhang, Tiankai Yao, Fidelma G. Di Lemma, [2023] Journal of Nuclear Materials · DOI: 10.1016/j.jnucmat.2023.154475
"Microstructural and phase changes in alpha uranium investigated via in-situ studies and molecular dynamics" Tiankai Yao, Daniele Salvato, Luca Capriotti, Fei Teng, Andrea M. Jokisaari, Benjamin W. Beeler, Yuhao Wang, Colby J. Jensen, Fidelma G. Di Lemma, [2023] Journal of Nuclear Materials · DOI: 10.1016/j.jnucmat.2023.154341
"Testing fast reactor fuels in a thermal reactor: Comparison of transmutation metallic fuel alloys behavior by scanning electron microscopy" Fidelma G. Di Lemma, Jason M. Harp, Luca Capriotti, [2023] Journal of Nuclear Materials · DOI: 10.1016/j.jnucmat.2022.154221
"Transmission electron microscopy characterization of the fuel-cladding chemical interactions in HT9 cladded U-10Zr fuel" Brandon D. Miller, Jason M. Harp, Daniele Salvato, Luca Capriotti, Tiankai Yao, Yachun Wang, [2022] Journal of Nuclear Materials · DOI: 10.1016/j.jnucmat.2022.153990
"Transmission electron microscopy study of a high burnup U-10Zr metallic fuel" Xiang Liu, Daniel J. Murray, Kyle M. Paaren, Fei Xu, Tsvetoslav Pavlov, Michael T. Benson, Luca Capriotti, Tiankai Yao, Daniele Salvato, [2022] Journal of Nuclear Materials · DOI: 10.1016/j.jnucmat.2022.153963
"An analysis of fluff formation in metallic fuel via data analyzes from EBR-II experiments and BISON fuel code modeling" F. Di Lemma, A. Gribok, K. Paaren, P. Medvedev, L. Capriotti, D. Porter, J. Lian, J Fay, [2022] Journal of Nuclear Materials · DOI: 10.1016/j.jnucmat.2022.153813
"Small-scale mechanical testing and characterization of fuel cladding chemical interaction between HT9 cladding and advanced U-based metallic fuel alloy" David M. Frazer, Fabiola Cappia, Fei Teng, Daniel J. Murray, Tiankai Yao, Colin D. Judge, Jason M. Harp, Luca Capriotti, Yachun Wang, [2022] Journal of Nuclear Materials · DOI: 10.1016/j.jnucmat.2022.153754
"Engineering & Microstructure Scale PIE Report on EBR-II X441A Metallic Fuel Pins for the MORPH Experiment" Karen Wright, Fidelma Di Lemma, Tammy Trowbridge, Assel Aitkaliyeva, Thaddeus Rahn, Luca Capriotti, [2022] · DOI: 10.2172/2283741
"Integrating Advanced Modeling and Accelerated Testing for a Modernized Fuel Qualification Paradigm" C. Petrie, W. Williams, A. Jokisaari, L. Capriotti, S. Novascone, C. Adkins, M. Kerr, G. L. Beausoleil, [2021] Nuclear Technology · DOI: 10.1080/00295450.2020.1826272
"U-50Zr Microstructure and Property Assessment for LWR Applications" Mahmut Cinbiz, Tiankai Yao, Yachun Wang, Fidelma Di Lemma, Cynthia Adkins, Tsvetoslav Pavlov, Rongjie Song, Luca Capriotti, Walter Williams, , Geoffrey Beausoleil, [2021] · DOI: 10.2172/1825221
"Fuel-cladding chemical interaction of a prototype annular U-10Zr fuel with Fe-12Cr ferritic/martensitic HT-9 cladding" Luca Capriotti, Tiankai Yao, Jason M. Harp, Michael T. Benson, Yachun Wang, Fei Teng, Lingfeng He, Xiang Liu, [2021] Journal of Nuclear Materials · DOI: 10.1016/j.jnucmat.2020.152588
"Investigation of fuel microstructure at the top of a metallic fuel pin after a reactor overpower transient" Karen E. Wright, Luca Capriotti, Adam X. Zabriskie, Alexander J. Winston, Colby B. Jensen, Daniel M. Wachs, Fidelma G. Di Lemma, [2021] Journal of Nuclear Materials · DOI: 10.1016/j.jnucmat.2020.152711
"Microstructure Evolution of U–Zr System in A Thermal Cycling Neutron Diffraction Experiment: Extruded U–10Zr (wt. %)" Sven C. Vogel, Jason M. Harp, Michael T. Benson, Luca Capriotti, Yi Xie, [2021] Journal of Nuclear Materials · DOI: 10.1016/j.jnucmat.2020.152665
"Irradiation performance of nonfertile (Pu-MA-Zr) fast reactor metal fuels" B.A. Hilton, S.L. Hayes, L. Capriotti, P.G. Medvedev, D.L. Porter, H.J.M. Chichester, [2020] Journal of Nuclear Materials · DOI: 10.1016/j.jnucmat.2020.152480
"α-U and ω-UZr2 in neutron irradiated U-10Zr annular metallic fuel" Luca Capriotti, Jason M. Harp, Xiang Liu, Yachun Wang, Fei Teng, Daniel J. Murray, Alex J. Winston, Jian Gan, Michael T. Benson, Lingfeng He, Tiankai Yao, [2020] Journal of Nuclear Materials · DOI: 10.1016/j.jnucmat.2020.152536
"Baseline Postirradiation Examination of the FUTURIX-FTA Experiments" Heather Chichester, Luca Capriotti, Jason Harp, [2020] · DOI: 10.2172/1617196
"Benchmark study on fuel performance codes for fast reactors" [2020] GLOBAL 2019 - International Nuclear Fuel Cycle Conference and TOP FUEL 2019 - Light Water Reactor Fuel Performance Conference · EID: 2-s2.0-85081080905
"Characterization of a minor actinides bearing metallic fuel pin irradiated in EBR-II" Jason M. Harp, Luca Capriotti, [2020] Journal of Nuclear Materials · DOI: 10.1016/j.jnucmat.2020.152279 · EID: 2-s2.0-85086739308
"U-10Zr and U-5Fs: Fuel/cladding chemical interaction behavior differences" Luca Capriotti, Douglas L. Porter, James I. Cole, Jason M. Harp, [2020] Journal of Nuclear Materials · DOI: 10.1016/j.jnucmat.2019.151840 · EID: 2-s2.0-85073613024
"Electron probe microanalysis of irradiated FUTURIX-FTA U-Pu-Zr alloy with added minor actinides" Jason M. Harp, Luca Capriotti, Karen E. Wright, [2019] Journal of Nuclear Materials · DOI: 10.1016/j.jnucmat.2019.151745 · EID: 2-s2.0-85070691454
"Postirradiation Examination of FUTURIX-FTA metallic alloy experiments" Luca Capriotti, Heather J.M. Chichester, Jason M. Harp, [2019] Journal of Nuclear Materials · DOI: 10.1016/j.jnucmat.2018.12.051 · EID: 2-s2.0-85059815771
"Postirradiation examination on metallic fuel in the AFC-2 irradiation test series" Luca Capriotti, Heather J.M. Chichester, Pavel G. Medvedev, Douglas L. Porter, Steven L. Hayes, Jason M. Harp, [2018] Journal of Nuclear Materials · DOI: 10.1016/j.jnucmat.2018.07.019
"Baseline Postirradiation Examination of the AFC-3C, AFC-3D, and AFC-4A Experiments" Luca Capriotti, Fabiola Cappia, Jason M Harp, [2018] · DOI: 10.2172/1498255
"Postirradiation Examination of the ATF-1 Experiments - 2018 Status" Fabiola Cappia, Luca Capriotti, Jason M. Harp, [2018] · DOI: 10.2172/1484529
"Current status of postirradiation examination of the AFC metallic fuel" [2018] Transactions of the American Nuclear Society · EID: 2-s2.0-85062991733
"Characterization of metallic fuel for minor actinides transmutation in fast reactor" S. Brémier, K. Inagaki, P. Pöml, D. Papaioannou, H. Ohta, T. Ogata, V.V. Rondinella, L. Capriotti, [2017] Progress in Nuclear Energy · DOI: 10.1016/j.pnucene.2016.04.004 · EID: 2-s2.0-84975478670
"Current status of postirradiation examination of the AFC-3 and AFC-4 irradiation tests" [2017] Transactions of the American Nuclear Society · EID: 2-s2.0-85062041578
"Editorial" Liangzhi Cao, Gonzalo Jimenez, Luca Capriotti, [2017] Energy Procedia · DOI: 10.1016/j.egypro.2017.08.192 · EID: 2-s2.0-85032288837
"Electron microprobe examination of irradiated metallic fuel containing rare earth and minor actinide elements" [2017] Transactions of the American Nuclear Society · EID: 2-s2.0-85062024731
"Postirradiation examination on EBR-II legacy metallic fuel with minor actinides" [2017] Transactions of the American Nuclear Society · EID: 2-s2.0-85061825345
"Electron probe microanalysis of a METAPHIX UPuZr metallic alloy fuel irradiated to 7.0 at.% burn-up" K. Inagaki, L. Capriotti, P. Poeml, T. Ogata, H. Ohta, V.V. Rondinella, S. Brémier, [2016] Journal of Nuclear Materials · DOI: 10.1016/j.jnucmat.2016.07.060 · EID: 2-s2.0-84983403127
"A laser heating study of the CeO2 solid/liquid transition: Challenges related to a refractory compound with a very high oxygen pressure" [2014] High Temperatures - High Pressures · EID: 2-s2.0-84920409533
"Distribution of fuel elements and fission product elements in the irradiated metal fuels" [2014] Transactions of the American Nuclear Society · EID: 2-s2.0-84904694486
"On the melting behaviour of calcium monoxide under different atmospheres: A laser heating study" R. Böhler, L. Capriotti, A. Quaini, Z. Bao, K. Boboridis, L. Luzzi, A. Janssen, P. Pöml, R. Eloirdi, R.J.M. Konings, D. Manara, [2014] Journal of the European Ceramic Society · DOI: 10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2013.12.018 · EID: 2-s2.0-84894906725
"Phase characterization in unirradiated and irradiated metallic fuel for minor actinides transmutation in fast reactor" [2014] Transactions of the American Nuclear Society · EID: 2-s2.0-84904660742
"Preliminary studies on volatile fission gas distribution in minor actinide-bearing metal fuel" [2014] Transactions of the American Nuclear Society · EID: 2-s2.0-84939127764
"The solidification behaviour of the UO2-ThO2 system in a laser heating study" A. Quaini, L. Capriotti, P. Çakır, O. Beneš, K. Boboridis, A. Guiot, L. Luzzi, R.J.M. Konings, D. Manara, R. Böhler, [2014] Journal of Alloys and Compounds · DOI: 10.1016/j.jallcom.2014.07.055 · EID: 2-s2.0-84905185207
"Electron microprobe examination of metallic fuel for minor actinides transmutation in fast reactor" [2013] Transactions of the American Nuclear Society · EID: 2-s2.0-84902838879
"The Melting Behaviour of Oxide Nuclear Fuels: Effects of the Oxygen Potential Studied by Laser Heating" Robert Böhler, Kostantinos Boboridis, Luca Capriotti, Andrea Quaini, Lelio Luzzi, Franck De Bruycker, Christine Guéneau, Nathalie Dupin, Rudy Konings, Dario Manara, [2012] Procedia Chemistry · DOI: 10.1016/j.proche.2012.10.077 · ISSN: 1876-6196
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