DEVELOPMENT OF PLUTONIUM-BEARING FUEL MATERIALS. Monthly Progress Letter for Month of January 1962

Technical Report · Thu Feb 01 04:00:00 EST 1962

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/4810017· OSTI ID:4810017

Puechl, K H

Development work leading to comparison of co-precipitated and mechanically blended UO/sub 2/-- PuO/sub 2? powders is reported in which special emphasis was placed on blending trials, pellet sintering studies, and subsequent evaluation of pellets made with blended material. Homogeneity studies indicate that currently used procedures are unsatisfactory because particle buildup occurs during blending. Powder preparation via the oxalate route was continued along with PuO/sub 2/ moisture pickup studies. Homogeneous precipitation studies on UO/ sub 2/ were continued to determine feasibility of direct preparation of dense UO/ sub 2/-- PuO/sub 2/ feed materials. Plasma-torch-produced PuO/sub 2/ spheres are being evaluated. (J.R.D.)

• Research Organization: Nuclear Materials and Equipment Corp., Apollo, Penna.
• NSA Number: NSA-16-010540
• OSTI ID: 4810017
• Report Number(s): NUMEC-P-37
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

ABSORPTION
ADSORPTION
BEARINGS
BUILDUP
DENSITY
FUEL ELEMENTS
FUELS
HOMOGENEOUS REACTORS
HUMIDITY
MECHANICS
METALS, CERAMICS, AND OTHER MATERIALS
MIXING
NUMERICALS
OXALATES
PELLETS
PLANNING
PLASMA
PLUTONIUM
PLUTONIUM OXIDES
POWDERS
PRECIPITATION
PREPARATION
PRODUCTION
RADIATIONS
SINTERING
SPHERES
URANIUM DIOXIDE