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Title: Recapturing Graphite-Based Fuel Element Technology for Nuclear Thermal Propulsion

Abstract

ORNL is currently recapturing graphite based fuel forms for Nuclear Thermal Propulsion (NTP). This effort involves research and development on materials selection, extrusion, and coating processes to produce fuel elements representative of historical ROVER and NERVA fuel. Initially, lab scale specimens were fabricated using surrogate oxides to develop processing parameters that could be applied to full length NTP fuel elements. Progress toward understanding the effect of these processing parameters on surrogate fuel microstructure is presented.

Authors:
ORCiD logo [1];  [1]; ORCiD logo [1]; ORCiD logo [1]; ORCiD logo [1]
  1. Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
1093738
DOE Contract Number:  
AC05-00OR22725
Resource Type:
Conference
Resource Relation:
Conference: AIAA Propulsion and Energy Event - San Jose, California, United States of America - 7/15/2013 12:00:00 AM-7/17/2013 12:00:00 AM
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
98 NUCLEAR DISARMAMENT, SAFEGUARDS, AND PHYSICAL PROTECTION

Citation Formats

Trammell, Michael, Jolly, Brian C., Miller, James, Qualls, A L., and Harrison, Thomas. Recapturing Graphite-Based Fuel Element Technology for Nuclear Thermal Propulsion. United States: N. p., 2013. Web. doi:10.2514/6.2013-4159.
Trammell, Michael, Jolly, Brian C., Miller, James, Qualls, A L., & Harrison, Thomas. Recapturing Graphite-Based Fuel Element Technology for Nuclear Thermal Propulsion. United States. https://doi.org/10.2514/6.2013-4159
Trammell, Michael, Jolly, Brian C., Miller, James, Qualls, A L., and Harrison, Thomas. 2013. "Recapturing Graphite-Based Fuel Element Technology for Nuclear Thermal Propulsion". United States. https://doi.org/10.2514/6.2013-4159. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1093738.
@article{osti_1093738,
title = {Recapturing Graphite-Based Fuel Element Technology for Nuclear Thermal Propulsion},
author = {Trammell, Michael and Jolly, Brian C. and Miller, James and Qualls, A L. and Harrison, Thomas},
abstractNote = {ORNL is currently recapturing graphite based fuel forms for Nuclear Thermal Propulsion (NTP). This effort involves research and development on materials selection, extrusion, and coating processes to produce fuel elements representative of historical ROVER and NERVA fuel. Initially, lab scale specimens were fabricated using surrogate oxides to develop processing parameters that could be applied to full length NTP fuel elements. Progress toward understanding the effect of these processing parameters on surrogate fuel microstructure is presented.},
doi = {10.2514/6.2013-4159},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1093738}, journal = {},
number = ,
volume = ,
place = {United States},
year = {Mon Jul 01 00:00:00 EDT 2013},
month = {Mon Jul 01 00:00:00 EDT 2013}
}

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