Chemical and spectrochemical production analysis of ThO{sub 2} and {sup 233}UO{sub 2}-ThO{sub 2} pellets for the light water breeder reactor core for Shippingport (LWBR development program)
The Bettis Atomic Power Laboratory has utilized wet chemical, emission spectrochemical, and mass spectrometric analytical techniques for the production analysis of the ThO{sub 2} and {sup 233}UO{sub 2}-ThO{sub 2} (1 to 6 wt percent {sup 233}UO{sub 2}) pellets for the Light Water Breeder Reactor (LWBR) core for Shippingport. Proof of the fuel breeding concept necessitates measurement of precise and accurate chemical characterization of all fuel pellets before core life. Chemistry's efforts toward this goal are represented in three main sections: (1) general discussions relating the chemical requirements for ThO{sub 2} and UO{sub 2}-ThO{sub 2} core materials to the analytical capabilities; (2) technical discussions of the chemical and instrumental technology applied for the analysis of aluminum, boron, calcium, carbon, chloride plus bromide, chromium, cobalt, copper, dysprosium, europium, fluoride, gadolinium, iron, magnesium, manganese, mercury, molybdenum, nickel, nitrogen, samarium, silicon, titanium, vanadium, thorium, anduranium (total, trace, and uranium VI) and (3) a formal presentation of the analytical procedures applied to the LWBR Development Program.
- Research Organization:
- Bettis Atomic Power Lab., West Mifflin, Pa. (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- US Energy Research and Development Administration (ERDA)
- NSA Number:
- NSA-32-021510
- OSTI ID:
- 4168468
- Report Number(s):
- WAPD-TM--1172
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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*LWBR TYPE REACTORS-- FUEL PELLETS
*SHIPPINGPORT REACTOR-- FUEL PELLETS
*THORIUM OXIDES-- QUANTITATIVE CHEMICAL ANALYSIS
*URANIUM DIOXIDE-- QUANTITATIVE CHEMICAL ANALYSIS
EMISSION SPECTROSCOPY
IMPURITIES
MASS SPECTROSCOPY
N40120 -- Chemistry--Analytical & Separations Chemistry--Chemical & Spectral Procedures
N77500* --Reactors--Power Reactors
Breeding