IRRADIATION EXPERIENCE WITH RODS OF PLUTONIUM-ALUMINUM ALLOY

Technical Report · Sat Oct 31 04:00:00 EST 1959

OSTI ID:4284287

Runnalls, O J.C.

Results of irradiations of plutonium fuel rod designs are examined. The three such designs tested include: doubly-canned plutonium--aluminum alloys in an assembly 300-cm long, with an approximately sinesquared distribution of plutonium; a design in which uranium metal was substituted at each end of the rod for the dilute alloys which were contributing little excess reactivity; and a third design consisting of a stack of twelve cast and machined aluminum alloy cylinders containing 265 g of plutonium as a 3.7 wt.% dispersal. Ten assemblies of the last design are at present in the NRX Reactor for enrichment and to produce a source of higher isotopes of plutonium for reactor physics studies. (J.R.D.)

• Research Organization: Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd., Chalk River, Ont.
• NSA Number: NSA-13-007046
• OSTI ID: 4284287
• Report Number(s): A/CONF.15/P/191; AECL-601
• Country of Publication: Country unknown/Code not available
• Language: English

Related Subjects

ALUMINUM ALLOYS
CONFERENCE
DISPERSIONS
FUEL ELEMENTS
IRRADIATION
NRX
PLUTONIUM ALLOYS
RADIATION EFFECTS
RADIATION EFFECTS ON MATERIALS
REACTIVITY
REACTORS
SWITZERLAND
URANIUM