Comminuting irradiated ferritic steel

Patent · Tue Mar 26 00:00:00 EST 1985

OSTI ID:5454031

Bauer, R E; Chin, B A; Straalsund, J L

Disclosed is a method of comminuting irradiated ferritic steel by placing the steel in a solution of a compound selected from the group consisting of sulfamic acid, bisulfate, and mixtures thereof. The ferritic steel is used as cladding on nuclear fuel rods or other irradiated components.

• Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Department of Energy
• Patent Number(s): US 4507227
• Application Number: TRN: 85-018922
• OSTI ID: 5454031
• Resource Relation: Patent File Date: Filed date 17 Sep 1982; Other Information: PAT-APPL-419371
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

22 GENERAL STUDIES OF NUCLEAR REACTORS
36 MATERIALS SCIENCE
FERRITIC STEELS
COMMINUTION
DEPOSITION
FUEL RODS
CLADDING
ACID SULFATES
IRRADIATION
SOLUTIONS
SULFAMIC ACID
ALLOYS
DISPERSIONS
FUEL ELEMENTS
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
INORGANIC ACIDS
IRON ALLOYS
IRON BASE ALLOYS
MIXTURES
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
REACTOR COMPONENTS
STEELS
SULFATES
SULFUR COMPOUNDS
SURFACE COATING
220300* - Nuclear Reactor Technology- Fuel Elements
360101 - Metals & Alloys- Preparation & Fabrication