Enum: FuelFormEnum

Physical forms of nuclear fuel

Permissible Values

Value	Meaning	Description
OXIDE_PELLETS	None	Ceramic uranium dioxide pellets
METAL_SLUGS	None	Metallic uranium fuel elements
COATED_PARTICLES	None	Microspheres with protective coatings
LIQUID_SOLUTION	None	Fuel dissolved in liquid carrier
DISPERSION_FUEL	None	Fuel particles dispersed in matrix
CERMET_FUEL	None	Ceramic-metal composite fuel
PLATE_FUEL	None	Flat plate fuel elements
ROD_FUEL	None	Cylindrical fuel rods

Slots

Name	Description
fuel_form	Physical form of nuclear fuel

Identifier and Mapping Information

Schema Source

from schema: https://w3id.org/linkml/valuesets

LinkML Source

name: FuelFormEnum
description: Physical forms of nuclear fuel
from_schema: https://w3id.org/linkml/valuesets
rank: 1000
permissible_values:
  OXIDE_PELLETS:
    text: OXIDE_PELLETS
    description: Ceramic uranium dioxide pellets
    annotations:
      chemical_form:
        tag: chemical_form
        value: UO2
      shape:
        tag: shape
        value: cylindrical pellets
      typical_use:
        tag: typical_use
        value: PWR, BWR fuel rods
    title: Oxide Pellets
  METAL_SLUGS:
    text: METAL_SLUGS
    description: Metallic uranium fuel elements
    annotations:
      chemical_form:
        tag: chemical_form
        value: metallic uranium
      shape:
        tag: shape
        value: cylindrical slugs
      typical_use:
        tag: typical_use
        value: production reactors
    title: Metal Slugs
  COATED_PARTICLES:
    text: COATED_PARTICLES
    description: Microspheres with protective coatings
    annotations:
      structure:
        tag: structure
        value: TRISO or BISO coated
      size:
        tag: size
        value: microscopic spheres
      typical_use:
        tag: typical_use
        value: HTGR
    title: Coated Particles
  LIQUID_SOLUTION:
    text: LIQUID_SOLUTION
    description: Fuel dissolved in liquid carrier
    annotations:
      phase:
        tag: phase
        value: liquid
      typical_use:
        tag: typical_use
        value: molten salt reactors
    title: Liquid Solution
  DISPERSION_FUEL:
    text: DISPERSION_FUEL
    description: Fuel particles dispersed in matrix
    annotations:
      structure:
        tag: structure
        value: particles in matrix
      typical_use:
        tag: typical_use
        value: research reactors
    title: Dispersion Fuel
  CERMET_FUEL:
    text: CERMET_FUEL
    description: Ceramic-metal composite fuel
    annotations:
      structure:
        tag: structure
        value: ceramic in metal matrix
      typical_use:
        tag: typical_use
        value: advanced reactors
    title: Cermet Fuel
  PLATE_FUEL:
    text: PLATE_FUEL
    description: Flat plate fuel elements
    annotations:
      geometry:
        tag: geometry
        value: flat plates
      typical_use:
        tag: typical_use
        value: research reactors
    title: Plate Fuel
  ROD_FUEL:
    text: ROD_FUEL
    description: Cylindrical fuel rods
    annotations:
      geometry:
        tag: geometry
        value: long cylinders
      typical_use:
        tag: typical_use
        value: commercial power reactors
    title: Rod Fuel