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<journal-id>1665-6423</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Journal of applied research and technology]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[J. appl. res. technol]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>1665-6423</issn>
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<publisher-name><![CDATA[Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Instituto de Ciencias Aplicadas y Tecnología]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S1665-64232024000400488</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.22201/icat.24486736e.2024.22.4.2332</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Non-destructive test of irradiated silicide fuel plate: Visual examination and digital X-ray radiography analysis]]></article-title>
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<surname><![CDATA[Sigit]]></surname>
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<surname><![CDATA[Rahmatullah]]></surname>
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<surname><![CDATA[Ismarwanti]]></surname>
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<surname><![CDATA[Sungkono]]></surname>
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<surname><![CDATA[Ginting]]></surname>
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<surname><![CDATA[Supardjo]]></surname>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,National Research and Innovation Agency  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Tangerang Selatan Banten]]></addr-line>
<country>Indonesia</country>
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<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>00</month>
<year>2024</year>
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<day>00</day>
<month>00</month>
<year>2024</year>
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<volume>22</volume>
<numero>4</numero>
<fpage>488</fpage>
<lpage>493</lpage>
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<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S1665-64232024000400488&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S1665-64232024000400488&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S1665-64232024000400488&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract The development of high-density silicide fuels for research reactor RSG-GA Siwabessy has been conducted by increasing the fuel density. The fuel density of U3Si2/Al fuels was increased from 2.96 gU/cm3 to 4.8 gU/cm3 with potential effect on the cladding integrity and its geometric stability, so a post-irradiation examination is required. Non-destructive tests using digital X-ray radiography and visual inspection are the most important tests in performance evaluation of irradiated fuels. This research uses U3Si2/Al fuel plate with 4.8 gU/cm3 density and 20% burnup as known as CBJJ249. Visual inspection of the fuel surface was performed in hot cell 102 and 103 using a camera through the hot cell window and dedicated manipulator intra-camera. X-ray radiography test was performed in hot cell 103 using digital x-ray radiography apparatus with parameters set at 120 kV and 1000 µA, respectively. The image analysis was later performed using an image processor, which involves the process of adjusting image contrast and histogram value to provide homogeneity and dimensional data of fuel plate. Based on visual inspections and digital x-ray radiography test, no significant surface defects and sub-surface defects were found. X-ray radiographic images clearly show a homogeneous fuel profile. Thus, it can be concluded that the U3Si2/Al fuel plate during irradiation on the RSG-GAS core has an incredibly satisfactory performance.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Silicide fuel]]></kwd>
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<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[X-ray radiography]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[non-destructive test]]></kwd>
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