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Thomas O'Holleran

Profile Information
Name
Thomas O'Holleran
Institution
Idaho National Laboratory
Publications:
"Characterization of Phases Formed Between U-PU-X Fuels and Fe-Based Cladding" Assel Aitkaliyeva, Brandon Miller, Thomas O'Holleran, James Madden, Rory Kennedy, Microscopy and Microanalysis Vol. 20 2014 1840-1841 Link
Uranium-plutonium-zirconium (U-Pu-Zr) and uranium-plutonium-molybdenum (U-Pu-Mo) fuels, known for their high burnup and good thermal response, have been considered as candidate fuels for advanced fast reactors. During their lifetime in the reactor, irradiation in combination with high temperatures can result in swelling of the fuel and its interaction with the cladding. As a result of the complex fuel-cladding chemical interaction (FCCI), integrity of fuel and cladding could be compromised and therefore should be comprehensively examined. As part of the fuel cycle research and development (FCRD) program, formation of intermetallic phases within fuel-cladding interaction zones was investigated in scanning electron microscope (SEM) and transmission electron microscope (TEM).

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