IMPROVEMENTS IN OR RELATING TO NUCLEAR REACTORS AND THEIR OPERATION USING ACTINIDE METAL OXIDE SOLS AS FUELS

Patent · Wed May 01 00:00:00 EDT 1963

OSTI ID:4675764

O'Connor, T L; Juda, W; McNally, P H; Rosenberg, N W

A noncorroding homogeneous reactor using actinide metal oxide sols as fuels is patented. The reactor core is a metal container enclosing the sol, and a means for circulating the sol through it is provided. Since actinide metal oxide sols are comparatively noncorrosive, the reactor and its piping may be made of materials such as ordinary steel or galvanized iron, which would be corroded by fuels such as acid uranyl sulfate and abraded by slurries of oxidic actinide compounds. The use of sols provides inherent self-control, since they can expand, forcing excess volume into an expansion chamber. (M.P.G.)

• Research Organization: Originating Research Org. not identified
• NSA Number: NSA-17-031702
• OSTI ID: 4675764
• Report Number(s): GB 925000
• Resource Relation: Patent File Date: 1958 Jun 19; Other Information: Orig. Receipt Date: 31-DEC-63
• Country of Publication: United Kingdom
• Language: English

Related Subjects

REACTOR TECHNOLOGY
ACTINIDES
CONTROL
CORROSION
FUEL SLURRIES
FUELS
HOMOGENEOUS REACTORS
IRON
METALS
OPERATION
OXIDES
REACTOR CORE
REACTORS
SOLUTIONS
STEELS
SULFATES
URANYL COMPOUNDS
VESSELS
VOLUME