IRRADIATION OF WROUGHT URANIUM PLATE

Technical Report · Mon Jul 01 00:00:00 EDT 1957

OSTI ID:4072060

McDonell, W R; Marshall, R P

Wrought uranium plate, clad in 1100 aluminum with a nickel bonding layer, was irradiated to a maximum exposure of 1600 Mwd/T in the Materials Testing Reactor and was found to be suitable as a fuel-element material. Retatransformed plate, or beta-transformed plate thst was cold stretched 2.25%, did not change appreciably in dimensions but roughened on the surface. As-roaled plate increased in length, but did not roughen. Irradiation reduced the strength and virtually eliminsted the ductility of the plate. Abrasion of the cladding caused corrosion pitting. The strength of the nickel difusion bond between core and cladding was unimpsired by the irradiation. (auth)

• Research Organization: Du Pont de Nemours (E.I.) & Co. Savannah River Lab., Aiken, S.C.
• DOE Contract Number: AT(07-2)-1
• NSA Number: NSA-15-011702
• OSTI ID: 4072060
• Report Number(s): DP-211
• Resource Relation: Other Information: Decl. Oct. 12, 1960. Orig. Receipt Date: 31-DEC-61
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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