FABRICATING PLUTONIUM FOR BETTER PERFORMANCE

Journal Article · Mon Dec 31 23:00:00 EST 1962 · Nucleonics (U.S.) Ceased publication

OSTI ID:4735481

Storhok, V W

Difficulties in using plutonium as a fuel (i.e., cost of fabrication by remote handling) are discussed; and fabrication techniques for Al-Pu, Pu-Fe, U-Pu- fissium, U-PuMo, and PuO/sub 2/-UO/sub 2/ are described. Performance is also evaluated. Other plutonium fuel materials being investigated are solid-solution alloys (Th-Pu, U-Nb-Pu, Zr-Pu, Nb-Pu-Si), liquid-metal fuels including Ce-Pu-Co alloys, ceramic fuels (PuC and PuC-UC mixtures, PuN, Pu/sub 2/Si/sub 3/, and PuSi/ sub 2/), cermet fuels (PuC and PuO/sub 2/), and cost dispersion alloys (Fe-Pu alloys). (D.C.W.)

• Research Organization: Battelle Memorial Inst., Columbus, Ohio
• NSA Number: NSA-17-008763
• OSTI ID: 4735481
• Journal Information: Nucleonics (U.S.) Ceased publication, Journal Name: Nucleonics (U.S.) Ceased publication Vol. Vol: 21: No. 1; ISSN NUCLA
• Country of Publication: Country unknown/Code not available
• Language: English

Related Subjects

ALUMINUM ALLOYS
CERAMICS
ECONOMICS
FABRICATION
FISSION PRODUCTS
FUELS
IRON ALLOYS
METALS, CERAMICS, AND OTHER MATERIALS
MOLYBDENUM ALLOYS
NIOBIUM ALLOYS
PERFORMANCE
PLUTONIUM
PLUTONIUM ALLOYS
PLUTONIUM CARBIDES
PLUTONIUM OXIDES
SILICIDES
SOLID SOLUTIONS
THORIUM ALLOYS
URANIUM ALLOYS
URANIUM CARBIDES
URANIUM DIOXIDE
ZIRCONIUM ALLOYS