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SILVER-INDIUM-CADMIUM, A CONTROL ROD MATERIAL FOR PRESSURIZED WATER REACTORS

Journal Article · · 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:
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Language:
English