ELECTROCHEMICAL STUDIES OF SIMFUELS

Authors
SHOESMITH DW HOCKING WH SUNDER S BETTERIDGE JS MILLER NH
Citation
Dw. Shoesmith et al., ELECTROCHEMICAL STUDIES OF SIMFUELS, Journal of alloys and compounds, 213, 1994, pp. 551-553
Citations number
9
Categorie Soggetti
Chemistry Physical","Metallurgy & Mining","Material Science
Journal title
Journal of alloys and compounds → ACNP
ISSN journal
09258388
Volume
213
Year of publication
1994
Pages
551 - 553
Database
ISI
SICI code
0925-8388(1994)213:<551:ESOS>2.0.ZU;2-1
Abstract
The properties of a standard UO2 fuel and three SIMFUEL materials (uni rradiated analogues of used nuclear fuels) have been characterized ele ctrochemically and under natural corrosion conditions. The general oxi dation and reduction behaviour was determined voltammetrically. The ef fect of substituents on the surface reactivity was determined by study ing the electroreduction of O-2 Under natural corrosion conditions, SI MFUELs oxidize more rapidly than does UO2, but then appear to dissolve at a similar rate.