CASTING AND FABRICATION OF CORE MATERIAL FOR ARGONNE LOW POWER REACTOR FUEL ELEMENTS

Technical Report · Tue Dec 01 04:00:00 EST 1959

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/4192791· OSTI ID:4192791

Salley, R. L.; Burt, Jr., W. R.

The manufacture of fuel blanks used in the fabrication of fuel elements for the Argonne Low Power Reactor is described. The thin, plate-type elements contain a wrought aluminum-base core alloy with a nominal composition of 17.5 wt.% enriched uranium, 2.0 wt.% nickel, and 0.5 wt.% iron, clad with an aluminum-- nickel alloy. The fuel ele ments were fabricated by a picture-frame technique, employing elemental silicon bonding and followed by hot and cold rolling to size. Development, casting, hot and cold rolling, cleaning, and punching of core blanks are discussed. A description of the nondestructive testing method and an evaluation of the manufacturing processes are given. (auth)

• Research Organization: Argonne National Lab., Lemont, Ill.
• DOE Contract Number: W-31109-ENG-38
• NSA Number: NSA-14-009749
• OSTI ID: 4192791
• Report Number(s): ANL-5950
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

ALPR
ALUMINUM ALLOYS
BONDING
BUNCHING
CASTING
CLEANING
COLD WORKING
FABRICATION
FUEL CANS
FUEL ELEMENTS
HOT WORKING
IRON ALLOYS
MATERIALS TESTING
MECHANICAL STRUCTURES
METALS, CERAMICS, AND MATERIALS
NICKEL ALLOYS
PLANNING
PLATES
POWER PLANTS
REACTORS
ROLLING
SILICON
SINTERED MATERIALS
URANIUM ALLOYS