Computed phase equilibria for burnable neutron absorbing materials for advanced pressurized heavy water reactors
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Abstract Burnable neutron absorbing materials are expected to be an integral part of the new fuel design for the Advanced CANDU ® [CANDU is as a registered trademark of Atomic Energy of Canada Limited.] Reactor. The neutron absorbing material is composed of gadolinia and dysprosia dissolved in an inert cubic-fluorite yttria-stabilized zirconia matrix. A thermodynamic model based on Gibbs energy minimization has been created to provide estimated phase equilibria as a function of composition and temperature. This work includes some supporting experimental studies involving X-ray diffraction.
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OpenAlex topics: Nuclear Materials and Properties · Nuclear materials and radiation effects · High-pressure geophysics and materials
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