FABRICATION OF DISPERSED URANIUM FUEL ELEMENTS USING POWDER-METALLURGY TECHNIQUES
Fabrication techniques for producing dispersion fuel elements with cores of 30 volume per cent of UC, U/sub 2/Ti, U/sub 3/Si, or U/sub 6/Ni dispersed in Zircaloy 2 and 30 volume per cent of UC or UN dispersed in Type 18-8 stainless steel have been investigated. Roll-clad plate-type elements of all these compositions may be fabricated by powdermetallurgy methods in such a manner that good core-tocladding bonds and cores with uniform dispersions of discrete uranium- compound particles are obtained. From the standpoint of fabricability, elements containing UC in Zircaloy 2, UC in stainless steel, and UN in stainless steel are the most promising. The UN in stainless steel has the best corrosion resistance in 680 deg F degassed water; however, UC in stainless steel has the best resistance to corrosion in 700 deg F NaK. (auth)
- Research Organization:
- Battelle Memorial Inst., Columbus, Ohio
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-92
- NSA Number:
- NSA-12-000272
- OSTI ID:
- 4358149
- Report Number(s):
- BMI-1184
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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