Table 1 As batched compositions of simulant MCCI materials.

From: Chemical characterisation of degraded nuclear fuel analogues simulating the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear accident

Component

MCCI-1 (mol.%)

MCCI-2 (mol.%)

MCCI-3 (mol.%)

SiO2

31.26

30.90

31.93

CaO

5.94

5.87

6.04

Al2O3

13.11

12.96

13.39

Fe2O3

7.96

7.87

8.15

316 Stainless steel

1.12

1.11

1.16

ZrO2

–

6.71

6.84

U0.6Zr0.4O2

28.37

–

–

U0.9Ce0.1O2

6.12

–

–

U0.9Nd0.1O2

6.12

–

–

U0.9Ce0.05Nd0.05O2

–

34.58

–

U0.9Ce0.05Zr0.05O2

–

–

32.49

Total U

28.04

31.12

29.24

Total Ce

1.22

1.73

1.62

Total Zr

11.35

6.71

8.46

TOTAL

100.00

100.00

100.00

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