FUEL ELEMENT DEVELOPMENT IN THE EXPERIMENTAL MECHANICAL ENGINEERING UNIT, MILESTONE IV, TASK 7511. General Engineering Development Report No. 180

Technical Report · Fri Feb 24 04:00:00 EST 1956

OSTI ID:4798853

Conway, J B

The fuel element development program is summarized for the period from January 1, 1954, to January 1, 1956. The types of fuel element failures obtained in burner rig tests are shown and explained. There appear to be seven fuel failure factors. It is recommended that future fuel element testing be planned to evaluate the integrity of the design with respect to these factors. It is also recommended that the burner rig test pattern for a particular fuel element design be set to match the performance profile (i.e. time at various dynamic heads and temperatures) of the intended reactor application. This type of testing should be applied only to those designs which have been subjected to burner rig screening tests and appear to have the greatest potential. (auth)

• Research Organization: General Electric Co. Aircraft Nuclear Propulsion Dept., Cincinnati
• DOE Contract Number: AT(11-1)-171
• NSA Number: NSA-16-014283
• OSTI ID: 4798853
• Report Number(s): DC-56-4-15
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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AIRCRAFT
EFFICIENCY
FABRICATION
FAILURES
FUEL ELEMENTS
HIGH TEMPERATURE
IRRADIATION
MATERIALS TESTING
MECHANICAL PROPERTIES
MOCKUP
NEUTRON FLUX
PERFORMANCE
PLANNING
POWER PLANTS
PRESSURE
PROPULSION
REACTOR TECHNOLOGY
SAFETY
TEMPERATURE
THERMAL STRESSES
VARIATIONS