NEUTRON IRRADIATION EFFECTS IN SLURRIES OF ThO$sub 2$ AND UO$sub 2$ IN INHIBITED BISMUTH

Journal Article · Sun Sep 01 04:00:00 EDT 1963 · J. Nucl. Energy, Pts. A & B

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/0368-3230(63)90079-X· OSTI ID:4687282

Broomfield, G H; Bartlett, A F

Slurries of 10 wt% ThO/sub 2/ and UO/sub 2/ in bismuth inhibited with 0.1 wt% Mg and 0.05 wt% Zr, canned in 2 1/2 Cr-1% Mo steel, were studied by microexamination after holding at 500 deg C and after irradiating to 7 x 10/sup 20/ thermal neutrons per cm/sup 2/. Uranium was reduced by the inhibitors, in- pile and out-of-pile, to form UBi/sub 2/ and a uranium-bismuth-zirconium alloy, in the UO/sub 2/ slurry. Uranium-233 bred in the ThO/sub 2/ slurry was reduced and concentrated by mass transfer processes, while the ThO/sub 2/ was unattacked. Steel corrosion inhibition broke down im the in-pile ThO/sub 2/ slurry can. (auth)

• Research Organization: Atomic Energy Research Establishment, Harwell, Berks, Eng.
• NSA Number: NSA-17-041511
• OSTI ID: 4687282
• Journal Information: J. Nucl. Energy, Pts. A & B, Journal Name: J. Nucl. Energy, Pts. A & B Vol. Vol: 17
• Country of Publication: Country unknown/Code not available
• Language: English

Related Subjects

BISMUTH ALLOYS
BREEDING
CANNING
CHROMIUM STEELS
CORROSION
FUEL CANS
INTERMETALLIC COMPOUNDS
IRRADIATION
MAGNESIUM ALLOYS
MASS
METALS, CERAMICS, AND OTHER MATERIALS
MICROSCOPY
MOLYBDENUM ALLOYS
NEUTRON BEAMS
RADIATION EFFECTS
REDUCTION
SLURRIES
TEMPERATURE
THERMAL NEUTRONS
THORIUM OXIDES
URANIUM 233
URANIUM ALLOYS
URANIUM DIOXIDE
ZIRCONIUM ALLOYS