THE CESIUM-137 POWER PROGRAM. Quarterly Progress Report No. 1

Technical Report · Sat Apr 01 00:00:00 EST 1961

OSTI ID:4022359

The preparation of a chemical form of cesium with high cesium content, insolubility in aqueous media, and other desirable characteristics for use as generator fuel material was investigated. The materials studied included cesium silico-tungstate, cesium-enriched kaolin clay, cesium-enriched kaolin sand, and cesium-enriched complex borosilicates. It was found that the silica content determined the resistivity of the product to leaching, if the ingredients were homogeneously mixed before fusion. The hot-cell application of the procedures for cesium form fabrication is discussed. Solubility data for water are presented for cesium forms containing high silica additions, slight borosilicate additions, and trace borosillcate additions. In heat transfer studies, the thermal conductivity of Fiberglas under evacuation was measured. Data are presented for the efficiency of a Westinghouse thermoelectric couple as a function of cold junction temperature. The outer skin thicknesses for a generator in the shape of a right circular cylinder which are required to resist the crushing pressure at 2- and 5-mile ocean depths are calculated. (D.L.C.)

• Research Organization: Royal Research Corp., Hayward, Calif.
• DOE Contract Number: AT(04-3)-366
• NSA Number: NSA-15-017396
• OSTI ID: 4022359
• Report Number(s): TID-12579; RRC-CS-0100
• Resource Relation: Other Information: Orig. Receipt Date: 31-DEC-61
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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PHYSICS
BOLTZMANN STATISTICS
BORON
CESIUM 137
CESIUM COMPOUNDS
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
CLAYS
COMPLEXES
CYLINDERS
DENSITY
EFFICIENCY
ENERGY
ENRICHMENT
FIBERS
GENERATORS
GLASS
HEAT TRANSFER
HOMOGENEOUS REACTORS
KAOLIN
LEACHING
MATHEMATICS
MEASURED VALUES
MELTING
MIXING
OSCILLATIONS
PERTURBATION THEORY
POWER
PREPARATION
SAND
SEA
SHAPE
SILICATES
SILICON COMPOUNDS
SOLUTIONS
STATISTICS
TEMPERATURE
THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY
THERMOCOUPLES
THICKNESS
TRACE AMOUNTS
TUNGSTEN COMPOUNDS
USES
VACUUM
WATER