Fuels for research and test reactors, status review: July 1982

Technical Report · Wed Dec 01 00:00:00 EST 1982

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/5942981· OSTI ID:5942981

Stahl, D

A thorough review is provided on nuclear fuels for steady-state thermal research and test reactors. The review was conducted to provide a documented data base in support of recent advances in research and test reactor fuel development, manufacture, and demonstration in response to current US policy on availability of enriched uranium. The review covers current fabrication practice, fabrication development efforts, irradiation performance, and properties affecting fuel utilization, including thermal conductivity, specific heat, density, thermal expansion, corrosion, phase stability, mechanical properties, and fission-product release. The emphasis is on US activities, but major work in Europe and elsewhere is included. The standard fuel types discussed are the U-Al alloy, UZrH/sub x/, and UO/sub 2/ rod fuels. Among new fuels, those given major emphasis include H/sub 3/Si-Al dispersion and UO/sub 2/ caramel plate fuels.

• Research Organization: Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: W-31-109-ENG-38
• OSTI ID: 5942981
• Report Number(s): ANL-83-5; ON: DE83014267
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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DENSITY
FABRICATION
FISSION PRODUCT RELEASE
MECHANICAL PROPERTIES
SPECIFIC HEAT
THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY
THERMAL EXPANSION
ALUMINIUM HYDRIDES
FUEL PLATES
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RESEARCH AND TEST REACTORS
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URANIUM ALLOYS
URANIUM DIOXIDE
URANIUM HYDRIDES
URANIUM OXIDES U3O8
URANIUM SILICIDES
ZIRCONIUM HYDRIDES
BURNUP
DISPERSIONS
EXPERIMENTAL DATA
PHASE STUDIES
ACTINIDE ALLOYS
ACTINIDE COMPOUNDS
ALLOYS
ALUMINIUM COMPOUNDS
CHALCOGENIDES
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
DATA
EXPANSION
FUEL ELEMENTS
HYDRIDES
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
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OXIDES
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
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