Objective Excessive fission gas release in MOX fuel prevents the achievement of burnup above40 GWd/tHM. The objective of the MICROMOX project is to study to what extent theas-fabricated microstructure of the MOX fuel influences the gas release intransient conditions. For this/ MOX fuels with various microstructures (homogeneous/heterogeneous Pu distribution, large grain) will be fabricated by ITU, loaded in rodlets instrumented for temperature and pressure measurements and irradiated at moderate rating in HFR to achieve a burnup of 60 GWd/tHM. The end of irradiation will consist in a temperature transient allowing follow fission gas release as a function of fuel temperature. Post-irradiation examinations of fuel will be made at NRG and PSI, focusing on fuel microstructural investigations. These data will be used to model the fission gas release. Fields of science agricultural sciencesagriculture, forestry, and fisheriesagriculturegrains and oilseedsengineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringenergy and fuels Programme(s) FP5-EAECTP C - Research and training programme (Euratom) in the field of nuclear energy (1998 to 2002) Topic(s) 2.1.2.-1.3.2 - High burn-up and mixed oxide (MOX) fuel Call for proposal Data not available Funding Scheme CSC - Cost-sharing contracts Coordinator BELGONUCLEAIRE SA EU contribution No data Address Avenue Ariane 4 1200 BRUXELLES Belgium See on map Total cost No data Participants (5) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all BRITISH NUCLEAR FUELS PLC United Kingdom EU contribution No data Address Sellafield B170 CA20 1PG SEASCALE See on map Total cost No data COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES Germany EU contribution No data Address Hermann-von-Helmholtz Platz 1 76125 KARLSRUHE See on map Total cost No data COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES Netherlands EU contribution No data Address Westerduinweg 3 1755 ZG PETTEN See on map Total cost No data NUCLEAR RESEARCH AND CONSULTANCY GROUP Netherlands EU contribution No data Address Westerduinweg 3 1755 ZG PETTEN See on map Total cost No data PAUL SCHERRER INSTITUT Switzerland EU contribution No data Address 5232 VILLIGEN See on map Total cost No data
