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A COMPRESSIVE CREEP TEST OF ALPHA-URANIUM UNDER NEUTRON IRRADIATION

Journal Article · · J. Inst. Metals
OSTI ID:4301410
An apparatus was designed and constructed for measuring the compressive creep of uraninm during irradiation in a Windscale pile; in particular, the behavior of alpha -uranium at 450 deg C. under a stress of 2.7 tons/in.2 was studied. The first results show that irradiation does not appreciably affect the secondary creep rate at this temperature. A transient increase in creep rate, which may be due to thermal cycling, was observed on pile start-up after cooling down between creep runs. (auth)
Research Organization:
Central Electricity Authority Research Labs., Leatherhead, Surrey, Eng.
NSA Number:
NSA-12-016042
OSTI ID:
4301410
Journal Information:
J. Inst. Metals, Journal Name: J. Inst. Metals Vol. Vol: 86
Country of Publication:
Country unknown/Code not available
Language:
English

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