Thermochemical studies of advanced nuclear fuels and materials

Abstract

Thermochemical analyses related with development of advanced nuclear fuels (i.e., metalic, nitride, and hydride fuels) with respect to the transmutation of transuranium elements and relevant pyrochemical reprocessing and fabrication processes, which have been carried out mainly in Japan, are summarized. In addition, application of atmosphere-controlled high-temperature mass spectrometry on solid-gas reactions, in particular on the prediction of gas-interacting behaviors of cesium and lithium on respective oxide ceramics, are delineated in relation to nuclear material-relevant researches.