URANIUM-BERYLLIUM-HYDROGEN SYSTEMS AN EXPERIMENTAL STUDY
Technical Report
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OSTI ID:4838710
Measurements were made on subcritical and critical assemblies designed to furnish information necessary to determine optimum safe masses and atomic ratios of uranium, beryllium, and hydrogen as applied to the ceramic fuel production areas. The experimental results indicate that mixtures of water with U/sup 235/ are more reactive then mixtures of beryllium oxide, water, and U/sup 235/ within the range of conditions observed in the laboratory. Thus, current limitations which are in effect in handling uranium- beryllium- hydrogen mixtures might possibly be relaxed without compromising safety. (auth)
- Research Organization:
- General Electric Co. Flight Propulsion Lab. Dept., Cincinnati
- DOE Contract Number:
- AF33(600)-38062; AT(11-1)-171
- NSA Number:
- NSA-15-028028
- OSTI ID:
- 4838710
- Report Number(s):
- APEX-637
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: Orig. Receipt Date: 31-DEC-61
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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