FABRICATION OF A SILVER-INDIUM-CADMIUM ALLOY CONTROL ROD FOR THE YANKEE CRITICAL EXPERIMENTS

Technical Report · Sun Jan 31 23:00:00 EST 1960

OSTI ID:4204013

Dazen, J R

An alloy of 80% silver-15% indium-5% cadmium is being considered as the absorber material for control rods in the Yankee Atomic Electric Company's nuclear power plant. The fabrication of a control rod contuining an 80 g- 15% In-5% Cd absorber section for use in the Yankee critical experiments is presented in detail. Also, the nuclear and metallurgical properties of 80% Ag-15% In-5% Cd are reviewed. (auth)

• Research Organization: Westinghouse Electric Corp. Atomic Power Dept., Pittsburgh
• NSA Number: NSA-14-010784
• OSTI ID: 4204013
• Report Number(s): YAEC-156
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

CADMIUM ALLOYS
CONTROL ELEMENTS
CRITICAL ASSEMBLIES
FABRICATION
INDIUM ALLOYS
METALS, CERAMICS, AND MATERIALS
POWER PLANTS
REACTORS
RODS
SILVER ALLOYS
TESTING
YAEC