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OUT-OF-REACTOR EVALUATION OF COMPONENTS AND ASSEMBLIES-MARK I SWAGED UO$sub 2$ PRTR FUEL ELEMENT

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:4084643

Quality of the Zircaloy-clad, swaged UO/sub 2/ 19-rod cluster fuel elements fabricated for the Plutonium Recycle Test Reactor was controlled by a series of out-of-reactor proof and acceptance tests. Many of these tests were developed during fabrication of the loading. Cladding and UO/sub 2/ acceptance tests were especially important because these original constituents determined the final quality of the finished fuel element. Additional proof tests were applied to completed fuel reds before final assembly into fuel-element clusters, as well as to completed fuel elements. (auth)

Research Organization:
General Electric Co. Hanford Atomic Products Operation, Richland, Wash.
DOE Contract Number:
AT(45-1)-1350
NSA Number:
NSA-15-011452
OSTI ID:
4084643
Report Number(s):
HW-66910
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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