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Study of MOx and model compounds leaching in underwater storage conditions


Thesis topic details

Thesis topic details

Category

Condensed Matter Physics, chemistry, nanosciences

Thesis topics

Study of MOx and model compounds leaching in underwater storage conditions

Contract

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Job description

This thesis deals with nuclear fuel recycling in France, with a focus on the multi-recycling of uranium and plutonium from MOX fuels, planned for 2040. Spent fuel is stored underwater in pools, where a cladding defect could lead to water contamination and complicate reprocessing. This thesis proposes to study the leaching of these fuels and the appearance of secondary phases under conditions simulating storage. The work is divided into three parts: preparation of model compounds, study of chemical durability of model and industrial materials, and analysis of secondary phases forming on the surface of irradiated fuels. The aim is to gain a better understanding of the stability of these phases as a function of chemical and irradiation conditions, as well as their transformation mechanisms. The results will enable us to develop models for the behavior of defective rods over several decades, contributing to safer and more efficient management of irradiated fuels.

University / doctoral school

Sciences Chimiques Balard (EDSCB)
Montpellier

Thesis topic location

Site

Marcoule

Requester

Position start date

01/10/2025

Person to be contacted by the applicant

Claparede Laurent Laurent.claparede@cea.fr
Université de Montpellier
DEN/ICSM/LIME
Institut de Chimie Séparative de Marcoule - UMR 5257
Site de Marcoule - Bât. 426
BP 17171
30207 Bagnols / Cèze cedex
France
04 66 33 92 08

Tutor / Responsible thesis director

DACHEUX Nicolas nicolas.dacheux@umontpellier.fr
UM
ICSM/Laboratoire des Interfaces de Matériaux en Evolution
Institut de Chimie Séparative de Marcoule
Site de Marcoule - Bât. 426
BP 17171
30207 Bagnols / Cèze
0466339205

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Http://www.icsm.fr/lime.html

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• defence and security,
• nuclear energy (fission and fusion),
• technological research for industry,
• fundamental research in the physical sciences and life sciences.

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Reference

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