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FUEL-BEARING FIBERGLAS IN ALUMINUM BASE FUEL ELEMENTS. Seventh Quarterly Report, Covering April 1, 1961 to June 30, 1961

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:4843149
Irradiation specimens (tensile and bend) were machined and shipped to Battelle. These specimens were unclad and clad. The core material was Al- coated, enriched U-bearing fiberglas with a loading of 10.53 plus or minus 0.2 g of U/sup 235/ per plate. They will be preirradiation examined, encapsulated, and then irradiated in the MTR. Plates containing Al-coated, U-bearing fiberglas core sections can be clad with two types of material, i.e., alclad 5154 or alclad fiberglas-reinforced Al. The alclad fiberglas-reinforced Al must overlap the core edges by at least 1/32-inch. Plates containing Al-coated depleted U-bearing fiberglas core sections were formed with a 5.50-inch radius. Alclad 5154 plates can be formed at room temperature. Alclad fiberglas-reinforced Al plates must be formed at 350 to 500F. (auth)
Research Organization:
Clevite Corp. Mechanical Research Div., Cleveland
NSA Number:
NSA-15-028746
OSTI ID:
4843149
Report Number(s):
ORO-460
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English