IRRADIATION OF DEFECTED SAP CLAD UO$sub 2$ FUEL IN THE X-7 ORGANIC LOOP
Technical Report
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OSTI ID:4797456
A test to determine the irradiation behavior of defected SAP clad UO/sub 2/ fuel was conducted. A specimen was irradiated in the NRX organic-cooled X-7 loop from Nov. 25 to Dec. 13, 1960, at which time the sample was removed and examined following a reactor shutdown and startup. The sheath was found to be split and the space between the fuel and sheath was filled with a hard black organic substance. lt was concluded that the rupture took place simultaneously with the decrease in reactor power and an increase in gamma radiation. Other correlations of observed occurrences are made and problems associated with defected fuel in organic reactors are assessed. (J.R.D.)
- Research Organization:
- Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd., Chalk River, Ontario (Canada)
- NSA Number:
- NSA-16-012736
- OSTI ID:
- 4797456
- Report Number(s):
- EXP-NRX-5903; AECL-1390
- Country of Publication:
- Canada
- Language:
- English
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