SOURCE OF PRODUCTS OF NUCLEAR FISSION
A source of fission products comprising a fibrous mineral (usually fibrous glass in the form of a wool) containing a fissionable or fertile material is described. The advantages of such a material are greater dimensional stability, higher efficiency (up to >60%) of utilization of fission fragment energy (as in fixing nitrogen), and easier separation of fission products from the glass fibers where their diameter is less than 10 mu . These advantages mean that a packed bed of the material can be used in a reactor core with He or CO/sub 2/ as coolant and that this material can be used to prepare fissionable material free from fission products. Seven examples are given in which the dimensional stability and use of fission fragment energy to induce chemical reactions (decomposition of NH/sub 3/ and CH/sub 4/) are demonstrated. (D.L. C.)
- Research Organization:
- Originating Research Org. not identified
- NSA Number:
- NSA-15-015643
- OSTI ID:
- 4034547
- Report Number(s):
- GB 863797
- Country of Publication:
- United Kingdom
- Language:
- English
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