Postirradiation analysis of experimental uranium-silicide dispersion fuel plates

Conference · Tue Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1985

OSTI ID:5451159

Hofman, G L; Neimark, L A

Low-enriched uranium silicide dispersion fuel plates were irradiated to maximum burnups of 96% of /sup 235/U. Fuel plates containing 33 v/o U/sub 3/Si and U/sub 3/Si/sub 2/ behaved very well up to this burnup. Plates containing 33 v/o U/sub 3/Si-Al pillowed between 90 and 96% burnup of the fissile atoms. More highly loaded U/sub 3/Si-Al plates, up to 50 v/o were found to pillow at lower burnups. Plates containing 40 v/o U/sub 3/Si showed an increase swelling rate around 85% burnup. 5 refs., 10 figs.

• Research Organization: Argonne National Lab., IL (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: W-31109-ENG-38
• OSTI ID: 5451159
• Report Number(s): CONF-851041-1; ON: DE85007935
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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