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DEVELOPMENT OF A NUCLEAR THERMIONIC FUEL ELEMENT. Quarterly Progress Report, Second Quarter, September 1, 1962-November 30, 1962

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:4076863
Materials Development. Vacuum furnace tests of UO/sub 2/Mo and UO/sub 2/ --W fuel-clad specimens at 1800 and 2000 deg C, respectively, showed no evidence of interaction. W-clad UO/sub 2/ test assemblies were fabricated for the pilot irradiation capsule. Converter Development. The fabrication of two in-plie/out- of-pile conventers was completed, and the characteristics of one were determined. Reactor Design and Analysis. Preliminary thermal and stress analyses of the ceIIs were made, and electrical resistance considerations in emitter-fuel clad thickness were examined. Critical mass calculations were made for thermionic reactor cores of varying sizes. (D.L.C.)
Research Organization:
General Electric Co. Vallecitos Atomic Lab., Pleasanton, Calif.
NSA Number:
NSA-18-015488
OSTI ID:
4076863
Report Number(s):
GESR-2006
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English