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Martin, Paul, Cooke, David J. and Cywinski, R. (2012) A molecular dynamics study of the thermal properties of thorium oxide. Journal of Applied Physics, 112 (7). 073507. ISSN 0021-8979
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4754430
DOI: 10.1063/1.4754430
Abstract
There is growing interest in the exploitation of the thorium nuclear fuel cycle as an alternative to that of uranium. As part of a wider study of the suitability of thorium dioxide (thoria) as a nuclear fuel, we have used molecular dynamics to investigate the thermal expansion, oxygen diffusion, and heat capacity of pure thoria and uranium doped (1-10%) thoria between 1500K and 3600 K. Our results indicate that the thermal performance of the thoria matrix, even when doped with 10%U, is comparable to, and possibly better than, that of UO2.
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| Additional Information: | Copyright 2012 American Institute of Physics. This article may be downloaded for personal use only. Any other use requires prior permission of the author and the American Institute of Physics. The following article appeared in Journal of Applied Physics, 112 (7), 073507 and may be found at http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4754430. |
| Subjects: | Q Science > QC Physics Q Science > QD Chemistry |
| Schools: | School of Applied Sciences School of Applied Sciences > Materials and Catalysis Research Centre |
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| Depositing User: | David Cooke |
| Date Deposited: | 11 Oct 2012 09:38 |
| Last Modified: | 11 Oct 2012 09:46 |
| URI: | http://eprints.hud.ac.uk/id/eprint/15443 |
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