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Title: The manufacture of LEU fuel elements at Dounreay

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OSTI ID:567647

Two LEU test elements are being manufactured at Dounreay for test irradiation in the HFR at Petten, The Netherlands. This paper describes the installation of equipment and the development of the fabrication and inspection techniques necessary for the manufacture of LEU fuel plates. The author`s experience in overcoming the technical problems of stray fuel particles, dog-boning, uranium homogeneity and the measurement of uranium distribution is also described.

Research Organization:
Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
OSTI ID:
567647
Report Number(s):
ANL/RERTR/TM-20; CONF-9409107-; ON: DE98000036; TRN: 98:003341
Resource Relation:
Conference: International meeting on reduced enrichment for research and test reactors, Williamsburg, VA (United States), 18-22 Sep 1994; Other Information: PBD: Aug 1997; Related Information: Is Part Of Proceedings of the 1994 international meeting on reduced enrichment for research and test reactors; PB: 427 p.
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English