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

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:4816516
Emphasis during the period was placed on sintering studies of PuO/sub 2/ and on high density feed material production for eventual swaging and vibratory compaction studies. Spheroidization by plasma torch to increase density was also studied. In PuO/sub 2/ preparation studies, the highest densities were obtained by air sintering. Preparation of PaO/sub 2/ powders by ultrasonic attrition is being studied for a pretreatment step. Data on densification of granular U are tabulated along with data on impurities. (J.R.D.)
Research Organization:
Nuclear Materials and Equipment Corp., Apollo, Penna.
NSA Number:
NSA-16-027561
OSTI ID:
4816516
Report Number(s):
NUMEC-P-41
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English