PREPARATION OF UO$sub 2$ PELLETS CONTAINING FLUORIDE
Technical Report
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OSTI ID:4036862
An irradiation experiment is being conducted to test whether the presence of fluoride in UO/sub 2/ causes catastrophic failure of UO/sub 2/ fuel elements sheather in Zircaloy-2. The experiments performed to determine a method of retaining fluoride in high concentrations (approximately 600 ppm F/sup -/, U basis) in sintered UO/sub 2/ pellets are described. The addition of the fluoride as calcium fluoride and the use of a modified sintering cycle was found to give satisfactory fluoride retention. (auth)
- Research Organization:
- Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd., Chalk River, Ont.
- NSA Number:
- NSA-15-017272
- OSTI ID:
- 4036862
- Report Number(s):
- CEI-118(Rev.); AECL-1201
- Country of Publication:
- Canada
- Language:
- English
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