An exploration of measuring lower-length-scale structures in nuclear materials: Thermal conductivity of U-Mo fuel particle

Atomistic simulation of deformation twinning in nanocrystalline body-centered cubic U–Mo alloys

“…Uranium (U) is an essential component in nuclear fuel. Metal uranium alloys are recognized as an ideal fuel for generation IV reactors due to their advantages of high heat conductivity, 1 high density, and a low thermal expansion coefficient. Existing research has found that pure uranium has three different allotropes: a low-temperature orthorhombic α-U, an intermediate tetragonal β-U, and a high-temperature body-centered cubic (bcc) γ-U.…”