BORAX-IV REACTOR: MANUFACTURE OF FUEL AND BLANKET ELEMENTS

Technical Report · Sat Mar 01 04:00:00 EST 1958

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/4349104· OSTI ID:4349104

Walker, D. K.; Noland, R. A.; McCusig, F. D.; Stone, C. C.

The procedures used in fabricating the core loading for the natural water-cooled Borax-IV reactor are described. Manufacturing of the fuel plates and blanket plates, which contain fissile (U/sup 235/) and/or fertile (Th/sup 232/) material in ceramic form, lead-bonded within tubes in aluminum-1 wi.% nickel extrusions, is described in deteil. A brief description of the assembly and welding of the finished plates into subassemblies and assemblies is given. Preparation of the ceramic bodies was described by others in ANL-5669 and ANL- 5678. (auth)

• Research Organization: Argonne National Lab., Lemont, Ill.
• DOE Contract Number: W-31109-ENG-38
• NSA Number: NSA-12-008711
• OSTI ID: 4349104
• Report Number(s): ANL-5721
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

ALUMINUM ALLOYS
BLANKETS
BONDING
BORAX-4
CANNING
CERAMICS
EXTRUSION
FABRICATION
FERTILE MATERIALS
FUEL ELEMENTS
FUELS
LEAD
NICKEL ALLOYS
PHYSICS
PLATES
REACTOR CORE
REACTOR FUELING
REACTORS
THORIUM 232
URANIUM
WATER COOLANT
WELDING