Abstract
Grain boundaries are widely recognized as line defect sinks. During reactor operation, vacancies and fission gas atoms within UO2 fuel grains migrate to the grain boundaries, forming bubbles at these locations. In order to better understand the effect of grain boundaries on the migration of fission gas atoms, this study employed a phase-field model to simulate the nucleation and growth process of fission gas bubbles within the UO2 fuel grains and in the vicinity of grain boundaries. This study also investigated the degree to which grain boundaries affect fission gas atoms under different temperature conditions. The results indicated that in models containing grain boundaries, the nucleation of fission gas bubbles occurred earlier, as compared to models without grain boundaries. A noticeable bubble denuded zone was also observed adjacent to grain boundary interfaces. Furthermore, with increasing temperature, the bubble denuded zone becomes thicker. The effects of irradiation, vacancy diffusion, Ostwald ripening, as well as grain boundary trapping were discussed.
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