INSPECTION AND FABRICATION OF YAEC CRITICAL EXPERIMENT FUEL RODS
The 5509 fuel rods for the Yankee Atomic Electric Company critical experiment were made by sealing sintered UO/sub 2/ pellets in stainless steel tubing by welding end plugs to each end of the steel tubes. The complete history of the fabrication of these fuel rods from the receipt of pellets to the radiographic inspection of the completed rods is discussed in detail. The control of the quality of the UO/sub 2/ powder was exercised by com paring certified analyses supplied by the vendor with analyses made by APD on correspondng lots. Chemical analyses, inspection data, procedures and processes are presented in tables and graphs. (auth)
- Research Organization:
- Westinghouse Electric Co. Atomic Power Dept. Pittsburgh
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), Nuclear Criticality Safety Program (NCSP)
- NSA Number:
- NSA-12-011014
- OSTI ID:
- 4340455
- Report Number(s):
- YAEC-64
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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