Mechanical Properties of Irradiated U-10?wt. %Mo Alloy Degraded by Porosity Development
A plate-type nuclear fuel consisting of a solid monolithic foil of U-10wt%Mo is under development for use in the United States’ high performance research reactors. In support of developing this fuel, the fuel has been fabricated for the first time by a commercial fuel vendor and subsequently irradiated in a test reactor. This provides an […]
Impact of SEM acquisition parameters on the porosity analysis of irradiated U-Mo fuel
In this study, the effect of various scanning electron microscope (SEM) imaging parameters including voltage, beam current, and magnification on the porosity analysis of UMo fuel was investigated by varying one parameter at a time during backscattered electron (BSE) micrograph acquisition. Among the parameters assessed, porosity analysis is most sensitive to the SEM voltage. In […]