Irradiation experiment of sodium bond carbide fuel in Rapsodie

Technical Report · Mon Dec 31 04:00:00 EST 1973

OSTI ID:4934956

Clottes, G; Dufayet, J P; Ratier, J L; Dieumegard, M; Groff, A; Kryger, B; Mikailoff, H

From symposium on fuel and elements for fast reactors; Brussels, Belgium (2 Jul 1973). Work performed under United States --Euratom Fast Reactor Program. A sodium bonded fuel assembly containing 19 pins was irradiated in fast reactor Rapsodie. Several types of fuel have been tested: (U,Pu)C mixed carbides -- (U,Pu,Mo)C carbide alloy-(U,Pu)CN carbonitride -(U,Pu)N nitrides, stress being laid on the (U,Pu)C mixed carbide, as 10 fuel elements of this type have been irradiated. The results concerning the behavior of (U,Pu)Cbased fuel elements are presented. 10 references. (auth)

• Research Organization: CEA Centre d'Etudes Nucleaires de Cadarache, 13 - Saint-Paul-les- Durance (France); CEA Centre d'Etudes Nucleaires de Fontenay-aux-Roses, 92 (France)
• Sponsoring Organization: Sponsor not identified
• NSA Number: NSA-29-009354
• OSTI ID: 4934956
• Report Number(s): CONF-730726--1; SM--173-8
• Country of Publication: France
• Language: English

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