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NUCLEAR FUELS NEWSLETTER

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:4186550

Data are given from studies of: density, hardness, and thermal expansion of Th-- Pu alloys: phase diagrams of U--Ru, U--Mo, and U--Ru--Mo: corrosion of U-- Ru in distilled water at 100 deg C: transformation kinetics of U--Nb--Zr U--Nb-- Ti, and U--Nb--V: radiation effects on U--Mo SRE fuels; enthalpy and heat capacities of USi/sub 2/ and USi/sub 3/; reaction rates for uranium silicides and O/sub 2/ and N/sub 2/ gases: bend testing and swelling of powder metallurgy U-- Mg; effects of radiation and post-irradiation annealing on room-temperature tensile properties of U; swage-annealing of U--Th; radiation effects on U--Cr; structure of delta-phase U--Zr: volume increase in irradiation of U-- Zr; diffusion treatment of cladding defects in Zircaloy-2-clad U--Zr: suppression of UAl/sub 4/ formation in U--Al by 3 wt.% ternary additions of other materials; conversion of U/sub 3/O/sub 6/ to UO/sub 2/ in composite Al fuel plates after heat treatment to 600 deg C; compatibility of aluminum and uranium carbides in compacts: and physical properties of gamma phase U--Nb--Zr. (T.R.H.)

Research Organization:
Division of Research, AEC
NSA Number:
NSA-14-015027
OSTI ID:
4186550
Report Number(s):
WASH-703
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English