PROGRAM FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF PLUTONIUM RECYCLE FOR USE IN LIGHT-WATER- MODERATED REACTORS. Eleventh Quarterly Report, October 1-December 31, 1963

Technical Report · Wed Jan 15 04:00:00 EST 1964

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/4072654· OSTI ID:4072654

Robkin, M. A.

A research program is being conducted to obtain experimental data in the irradiation of plutonium-enriched fuel to confirm a theoretical model for predicting isotopic composition and reactivity changes in plutonium-enriched, light-water-moderated reactors. Autoradiographs of unirradiated fuel indicated approximates 10% microsegregation of the PuO/sub 2/. The irradiations of flux wires and the project fuel element in VBWR are described; the fuel element was removed after approximates 5000 Mwd/t burnup when VBWR operation was stopped in Dec. 1963. Progress on the EPITHERMOS code is described. (D.L.C.)

• Research Organization: General Electric Co. Vallecitos Atomic Lab., San Jose, Calif.
• NSA Number: NSA-18-015429
• OSTI ID: 4072654
• Report Number(s): GEAP-4482; EURAEC-942
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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ACTIVATION
BURNUP
DISTRIBUTION
ENRICHMENT
FUEL ELEMENTS
FUELS
IRRADIATION
ISOTOPES
MEASURED VALUES
NEUTRON FLUX
OPERATION
PLUTONIUM
PLUTONIUM OXIDES
POWER
PROGRAMMING
QUANTITY RATIO
RADIOAUTOGRAPHY
REACTIVITY
REACTOR TECHNOLOGY
REACTORS
REPROCESSING
RESEARCH REACTORS
SEGREGATION
VARIATIONS
VBWR
WATER MODERATOR
WIRES