Ceramics in Nuclear Applications

Copyright © 2010 The American Ceramic Society. All rights reserved.

Ceramics in Nuclear Applications

Editor(s): Yutai Katoh, Alex Cozzi, Dileep Singh, Jonathan Salem

Published Online: 14 JAN 2010

Print ISBN: 9780470457603

Online ISBN: 9780470584002

DOI: 10.1002/9780470584002

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Table of contents

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      Front Matter (pages i–xii)

  2. Part 1: Silicon Carbide and Carbon Composites

    1. Single- and Multi-Layered Interphases in SiC/SiC Composites Exposed to Severe Conditions: An Overview (pages 1–18)

      Roger Naslain, René Pailler and Jacques Lamon

    2. Research and Developments on C/C Composite for Very High Temperature Reactor (VHTR) Application (pages 19–31)

      Taiju Shibata, Junya Sumita, Taiyo Makita, Takashi Takagi, Eiji Kunimoto and Kazuhiro Sawa

    3. X-Ray Tomographic Characterization of the Macroscopic Porosity of CVI SiC/SiC Composites—Effects on the Elastic Behavior (pages 33–46)

      L. Gélébart, C. Chateau, M. Bornert, J. Crépin and E. Boller

    4. Mechanical Strength of CTP Triplex SiC Fuel Clad Tubes After Irradiation in MIT Research Reactor Under PWR Coolant Conditions (pages 47–55)

      Herbert Feinroth, Matthew Ales, Eric Barringer, Gordon Kohse, David Carpenter and Roger Jaramillo

  3. Part 2: Mechanical Properties

    1. Behaviors of SiC Fibers at High Temperature (pages 57–64)

      C. Colin, V. Falanga and L. Gelebart

    2. Fracture Resistance of Silicon Carbide Composites Using Various Notched Specimens (pages 65–76)

      Takashi Nozawa, Hiroyasu Tanigawa, Joon-Soo Park and Akira Kohyama

    3. Optimization of an Interphase Thickness in Hot-Pressed SiCf/SiC Composites (pages 77–82)

      Weon-Ju Kim, Jong Hoon Lee, Dang-Hyok Yoon and Ji Yeon Park

    4. Validation of Ring-on-Ring Flexural Test for Nuclear Ceramics Using Miniaturized Specimens (pages 83–92)

      S. Kondo, Y. Katoh, J.W. Kim and L.L. Snead

  4. Part 3: Material and Component Processing

    1. Design, Fabrication, and Testing of Silicon Infiltrated Ceramic Plate-Type Heat Exchangers (pages 93–111)

      J. Schmidt, M. Scheiffele, M. Crippa, P. F. Peterson, K. Sridharan, Y. Chen, L.C. Olson, M.H. Anderson and T.R. Allen

    2. Microstructural Studies of Hot Pressed Silicon Carbide Ceramic (pages 113–122)

      Abhijit Ghosh, Abdul K. Gulnar, Ram K. Fotedar, Goutam K. Dey and Ashok K. Suri

    3. Diffusion Bonding of Silicon Carbide to Ferritic Steel (pages 123–133)

      Zhihong Zhong, Tatsuya Hinoki and Akira Kohyama

  5. Part 4: Ceramics for Fuel Coating

    1. Fracture Properties of SiC Layer in Triso-Coated Fuel Particles (pages 135–147)

      Thak Sang Byun, Jin Weon Kim, John D. Hunn, Jim H. Miller and Lance L. Snead

    2. Optimization of Fracture Strength Tests for the SiC Layer of Coated Fuel Particles by Finite Element Analysis (pages 149–159)

      Jin Weon Kim, Thak Sang Byun and Yutai Katoh

    3. Laser Melting of Spark Plasma Sintered Zirconium Carbide: Thermophysical Properties of a Generation IV Very High Temperature Reactor Material (pages 161–172)

      Heather F. Jackson, Doni J. Daniel, William J. Clegg, Mike J. Reece, Fawad Inam, Dario Manara, Carlo Perinetti Casoni, Franck De Bruycker, Konstantinos Boboridis and William E. Lee

  6. Part 5: Nuclear Fuels and Wastes

    1. Development and Testing of a Cement Waste Form for TRU Effluent from the Savannah River Site Mixed Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility (pages 173–184)

      A.D. Cozzi and E.K. Hansen

    2. Frit Optimization for Sludge Batch Processing at the Defense Waste Processing Facility (pages 185–192)

      Kevin M. Fox, David K. Peeler and Thomas B. Edwards

    3. Ceramic Coated Particles for Safe Operation in HTRs and in Long-Term Storage (pages 193–202)

      Heinz Nabielek, Hanno van der Menwe, Johannes Fachinger, Karl Verfondern, Werner von Lensa, Bernd Grambow and Eva de Visser-Tynova

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      Author Index (pages 203–204)

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