Selected properties of ceramic nuclear fuels
- Selected properties of ceramic nuclear fuels
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Selected properties of ceramic nuclear fuels*
ceramic fuel density
(
gm/cm
3) thermal conductivity
(W • m−1 • K−1)** melting point
(°C)
urania (UO2) 10.97 2.8 2,847
urania/plutonia (UO2/PuO2) 11.06 2.8 2,787
uranium carbide (
UC) 13.51 21.7 2,507
uranium nitride (
UN) 14.32 24.5 2,762
*Reprinted from H. Tsai, "Carbide and Nitride Nuclear Fuels," in Michael B. Bever (
ed.),
Encyclopedia of Materials Science and Engineering (1986),
pp. 493–495, with permission from Elsevier Science.
**At approximately 1,000 °C.
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