Contribution to the thermodynamic description of the corium – The U-Zr-O system

A. Quaini, C. Guéneau, S. Gossé (ORCID 0000-0002-1213-6752), N. Dupin, B. Sundman, E. Brackx, R. Domenger, M. Kurata, F. Hodaj

Journal of Nuclear Materials 501 104-131 (2018) · Elsevier BV

DOI: 10.1016/j.jnucmat.2018.01.023

Data: JSON record · id doi:10.1016/j.jnucmat.2018.01.023 · metadata: crossref

Roles in ORCHID

• read by ORCHID (values extracted): 8 released values
• assessment behind a TDB file: UZr-18Qua.tdb (U–Zr)
• discovery lead (found by Crossref assessment discovery, not read): rank 106, score 120; systems named in title: O–U–Zr

Systems

U–Zr, O–U–Zr, O–U–W–Zr

Evidence in ORCHID

8 values read from this paper (5 accepted), from 2 tables and 3 text passages.

Phase-registry phases citing it: phase:u-zr:a20-orthorhombic, phase:u-zr:bcc-a2, phase:u-zr:fcc-a1, phase:u-zr:hcp-a3, phase:u-zr:liquid, phase:u-zr:u-tetragonal, phase:u-zr:uzr2-delta

Availability

Read by ORCHID: yes (values_extracted). Open-access licence (Crossref license field): none deposited. Crossref is-referenced-by count: 57 (retrieved 2026-10-23).

Relations

Cited by (Crossref reference lists) (7)

• Measurement of liquidus in metal-rich region of lanthanoid-oxygen binary systems and the thermodynamic evaluation (2023) [crossref_reference_list]
• The SGTE collection of binary datasets (2025) [crossref_reference_list]
• Thermochemically-informed mass transport model for interdiffusion of U and Zr in irradiated U-Pu-Zr fuel with fission products (2021) [crossref_reference_list]
• A modern reappraisal of the U-Zr phase diagram (2025) [crossref_reference_list]
• Contribution to the thermodynamics of key zirconium-based binary systems for severe nuclear accident assessment (2026) [crossref_reference_list]
• Interaction chimique à haute température entre les matériaux absorbants et le corium lors d’un accident grave dans un réacteur RNR-Na (2026) [crossref_reference_list]
• O-U-Zr Ternary Phase Diagram Evaluation (2020) [crossref_reference_list]

References (Crossref, publisher-deposited) (21)

• The O−Zr (Oxygen-Zirconium) system (1986) [crossref_reference_list]
• Untersuchungen in system Zirkonium-Sauerstoff teil 2 untersuchungen zur kinetik der reaktion zwischen Zirkonium und sauerstoff, sowie über die konstitution des systems Zirkonium-Sauerstoff (1961) [crossref_reference_list]
• Thermodynamic activity measurements of U-Zr alloys by knudsen effusion mass spectrometry (1988) [crossref_reference_list]
• Heat capacity measurements of U0.80Zr0.20 and U0.80Mo0.20 alloys from room temperature to 1300 K (1989) [crossref_reference_list]
• The Thermo-Calc databank system (1985) [crossref_reference_list]
• SGTE data for pure elements (1991) [crossref_reference_list]
• Progress in the thermodynamic modelling of the O–U–Zr ternary system (2004) [crossref_reference_list]
• On the thermodynamic modeling of the Zr–O system (2004) [crossref_reference_list]
• Mass spectrometric studies of the vapour phase in the (Pu + O) system (2011) [crossref_reference_list]
• Thermodynamics of the O–U system: III – Critical assessment of phase diagram data in the U–UO2+x composition range (2006) [crossref_reference_list]
• New modelling of the U–O–Zr phase diagram in the hyper-stoichiometric region and consequences for the fuel rod liquefaction in oxidising conditions (2008) [crossref_reference_list]
• Thermodynamic modelling of advanced oxide and carbide nuclear fuels: Description of the U–Pu–O–C systems (2011) [crossref_reference_list]
• Thermodynamic modeling of the U–Zr system – A revisit (2013) [crossref_reference_list]
• Thermodynamic modeling of the ZrO2–YO1.5 system (2004) [crossref_reference_list]
• Thermodynamic assessment of the uranium–oxygen system (2002) [crossref_reference_list]
• Thermodynamic assessment of the Pu-U, Pu-Zr, and Pu-U-Zr systems (1999) [crossref_reference_list]
• Thermodynamic modeling of the ZrO system (2002) [crossref_reference_list]
• Algebraic Representation of Thermodynamic Properties and the Classification of Solutions (1948) [crossref_reference_list]
• Laser-Pulse Melting of Nuclear Refractory Ceramics (2002) [crossref_reference_list]
• The Thermodynamic Properties of the <i>f</i>-Elements and their Compounds. Part 2. The Lanthanide and Actinide Oxides (2014) [crossref_reference_list]
• The lattice stability and structure of delta -UZr₂at elevated temperatures (1995) [crossref_reference_list]

TDB files modelling its system (1)

• tdb:UZr-18Qua.tdb [sgte_tdb_header]

Reassessed by (1)

• A modern reappraisal of the U-Zr phase diagram (2025) [citation+same-system]

Reassesses (cites an earlier assessment of the same system) (2)

• Progress in the thermodynamic modelling of the O–U–Zr ternary system (2004) [citation+same-system]
• Thermodynamic modeling of the U–Zr system – A revisit (2013) [citation+same-system]