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Title: "PIN-CUSHION" IRRADIATION OF CAST URANIUM-PLUTONIUM ALLOY SPECIMENS

Abstract

BS> The irradiation behavior of small pin specimens of chill-cast U-10 wt.% Pu and U-15 wt.% Pu specimens projecting from heat transfer cushions is described. The specimens were coated with a thin layer of carbonyl-deposited nickel. The 15 wt.% Pu pins showed excellent dimensional stability at 1/3 at.% total burnup. The 10 wt.% Pu specimens were somewhat inferior, failure of one of them indicating that the improvement in performane over unalloyed uranium may be due to the restraint imposed by the cladding. (auth)

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Research Org.:
Argonne National Lab., Lemont, Ill.
OSTI Identifier:
4301907
Report Number(s):
ANL-5795
NSA Number:
NSA-13-000921
DOE Contract Number:
W-31-109-ENG-38
Resource Type:
Technical Report
Resource Relation:
Other Information: Orig. Receipt Date: 31-DEC-59
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
RADIATION EFFECTS ON MATERIALS; BURNUP; CANNING; CARBONYLS; FILMS; FUEL SLURRIES; HEAT TRANSFER; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; NICKEL; PLUTONIUM ALLOYS; RADIATION EFFECTS; RODS; STABILITY; URANIUM ALLOYS

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Paine, S.H., and Brown, F.L.. "PIN-CUSHION" IRRADIATION OF CAST URANIUM-PLUTONIUM ALLOY SPECIMENS. United States: N. p., 1958. Web. doi:10.2172/4301907.
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Paine, S.H., & Brown, F.L.. "PIN-CUSHION" IRRADIATION OF CAST URANIUM-PLUTONIUM ALLOY SPECIMENS. United States. doi:10.2172/4301907.
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Paine, S.H., and Brown, F.L.. Wed . ""PIN-CUSHION" IRRADIATION OF CAST URANIUM-PLUTONIUM ALLOY SPECIMENS". United States. doi:10.2172/4301907. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/4301907.
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@article{osti_4301907,
title = {"PIN-CUSHION" IRRADIATION OF CAST URANIUM-PLUTONIUM ALLOY SPECIMENS},
author = {Paine, S.H. and Brown, F.L.},
abstractNote = {BS> The irradiation behavior of small pin specimens of chill-cast U-10 wt.% Pu and U-15 wt.% Pu specimens projecting from heat transfer cushions is described. The specimens were coated with a thin layer of carbonyl-deposited nickel. The 15 wt.% Pu pins showed excellent dimensional stability at 1/3 at.% total burnup. The 10 wt.% Pu specimens were somewhat inferior, failure of one of them indicating that the improvement in performane over unalloyed uranium may be due to the restraint imposed by the cladding. (auth)},
doi = {10.2172/4301907},
journal = {},
number = ,
volume = ,
place = {United States},
year = {Wed Oct 01 00:00:00 EDT 1958},
month = {Wed Oct 01 00:00:00 EDT 1958}
}
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