Fabrication of UO₂-Stainless Steel Dispersion Fuel for BORAX-V Nuclear Superheat (Final Report)

Technical Report · Sun Dec 01 04:00:00 EST 1963

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/4001849· OSTI ID:4001849

Kramer, W. C. ^[1]; Bean, C. H. ^[1]

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1. Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)

The superheat section of the Fifth Boiling Reactor Experiment (BORAX-V) is fueled with enriched uranium (93 w/o U²³⁵) in the form of UO₂ in a matrix of stainless steel. Stainless steel-clad plates containing the fuel were fabricated by the Atomics International Division of North American Aviation in accordance with Material Processing Contract No. 31-109-38-1252, dated October 3, 1960, and Supplemental Agreement No. 1 thereto, dated June 22, 1961. This report describes the nondestructive and destructive evaluation of fuel plates at ANL, the development and evaluation of procedures for assembly of fuel plates, the evaluation of fuel subassemblies, and the assembly of fuel element components. A total of 700 fuel plates were used in fabricating the 175 brazed subassemblies needed to complete 35 BORAX-V Superheat Fuel Elements.

• Research Organization: Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), Nuclear Criticality Safety Program (NCSP); US Atomic Energy Commission (AEC)
• DOE Contract Number: W-31109-ENG-38
• NSA Number: NSA-18-022453
• OSTI ID: 4001849
• Report Number(s): ANL-6649
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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BORAX-5
BRAZING
DISPERSIONS
Depleted Plates
Destructive
ENRICHMENT
FABRICATION
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PLANNING
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SUPERHEATING
Subassemblies
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