SILVER-INDIUM-CADMIUM, A CONTROL ROD MATERIAL FOR PRESSURIZED WATER REACTORS
Journal Article
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· Nuclear Sci. and Eng.
OSTI ID:4811673
Ni plating of Ag-In-Cd control rod alloys to a thickness of 0.005 to 0.05 in. is found to yield a durable coating that does not undercut. The use of Ag-In-Cd control rods in the Yankee power reactor is reviewed, with attention to their endurance, their lifetime with respect to core lifetime, their worth as a function of irradiation dose, their surface absorption as a function of reactor energy density, and the dependence of reactivity on the total control rod surface area/reactor volume ratio. (T.F.H.)
- Research Organization:
- Westinghouse Electric Corp., Pittsburgh
- NSA Number:
- NSA-16-025796
- OSTI ID:
- 4811673
- Journal Information:
- Nuclear Sci. and Eng., Journal Name: Nuclear Sci. and Eng. Vol. Vol: 13
- Country of Publication:
- Country unknown/Code not available
- Language:
- English
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