N-Fuels Engineering programs: CY-1965

Technical Report · Fri Jan 08 00:00:00 EST 1965

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/10166431· OSTI ID:10166431

Nickolaus, J W

Programs undertaken by N-Fuels Engineering should be designed to achieve the following general objectives; (1) maintain and/or improve fuel element quality level necessary to assure satisfactory reactor performance; (2) develop the fuel fabrication technology required to support the development and testing of new fuel designs; (3) reduce fuel manufacturing costs to achieve projected operated cost targets; (4) reduce the uranium metal costs charged to N-Reactor. Further, these programs must be integrated to provide maximum support to identifiable Section and Department goals. The specific goals for CY-65 are: (1) development technology necessary to support conversion to co-product operation early in CY-66; (2) conduct a program of uranium fabrication development to improve fuel element quality and reduce uranium costs; (3) improve fuel element quality, manufacturing yields, and conversion costs for the current production fuel design; (4) develop fuels capable of extended exposure and/or higher power level operation in support of alternate reactor operating plans; (5) develop new fuel fabrication techniques to extend the capabilities for fuel fabrication within the N-Reactor Department; (6) initiate equipment design and procurement actions as necessary to provide capability to meet production schedules.

• Research Organization: General Electric Co., Richland, WA (United States). Hanford Atomic Products Operation
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC06-76RL01830
• OSTI ID: 10166431
• Report Number(s): RL-NRD-163; ON: DE94015106; TRN: AHC29501%%94
• Resource Relation: Other Information: PBD: 8 Jan 1965
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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