Preparation of carbide-type, advanced LMFBR fuel pellets for irradiation testing

Technical Report · Sun Jun 01 00:00:00 EDT 1980

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/5261794· OSTI ID:5261794

Gutierrez, R L; Herbst, R J

A carbothermic reduction process was established to fabricate single- and two-phase uranium-plutonium carbide fuel on a production basis. Sintering temperatures of 1550 and 1800/sup 0/C were used to prepare fuel densities of 98, 87, and 81% of theoretical.

• Research Organization: Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-36
• OSTI ID: 5261794
• Report Number(s): LA-8304-MS; TRN: 80-013508
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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