THE DEVELOPMENT OF LOW PERMEABILITY GRAPHITE FOR THE DRAGON REACTOR EXPERIMENT. Project DRAGON.

Technical Report · Sat Jul 01 00:00:00 EDT 1961

OSTI ID:4115607

Graham, L W; Watt, W; Johnson, W; Arragon, P A.P.; Price, M S.T.

A brief description is given of the graphite core components of the OECD High Temperature Gas-Cooled Reactor Experiment (DRAGON) now being constructed and the required gas permeability characteristics outlined. Development research carried out in an endeavour to produce these components through the impregnation of a commercially available graphite using a furfuryl alcohol impregnation process is reported. In addition to giving detailed results concerning the operation of the process on a large scale, the results of experiments in which the properties of the impregnated material have been evaluated are presented. (auth)

• Research Organization: Hawker Siddeley Nuclear Power Co. Ltd., Langley (England); Royal Aircraft Establishment, Farnborough (England); Atomic Energy Establishment, Winfrith (England)
• NSA Number: NSA-24-040890
• OSTI ID: 4115607
• Report Number(s): NP--10469; DP-Report--40
• Country of Publication: United Kingdom
• Language: English

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ALCOHOLS
DRAGON
FUEL CANS
FURFURAL
GRAPHITE
GRAPHITE/production of low permeability
furfuryl alcohol impregnation process for
GRAPHITE/properties of impregnated low permeability
physical and mechanical
HIGH-TEMPERATURE GAS-COOLED REACTOR EXPERIMENT/core components for
preparation and properties of graphite for
IMPREGNATION
MECHANICAL PROPERTIES
N30220 --Metals
Ceramics
& Other Materials--Ceramics & Cermets--Preparation & Fabrication
N30230 --Metals
Ceramics
& Other Materials--Ceramics & Cermets--Properties Evaluations
N38100* --Power Reactor Development
OXIDATION
PRODUCTION
REACTOR CORE
REACTORS