Fuel development activities of the US RERTR Program. [Reduced Enrichment Research and Test Reactor]
Conference
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OSTI ID:5532823
Progress in the development and irradiation testing of high-density fuels for use with low-enriched uranium in research and test reactors is reported. Swelling and blister-threshold temperature data obtained from the examination of miniature fuel plates containing UAl/sub x/, U/sub 3/O/sub 8/, U/sub 3/Si/sub 2/, or U/sub 3/Si dispersed in an aluminum matrix are presented. Combined with the results of metallurgical examinations, these data show that these four fuel types will perform adequately to full burnup of the /sup 235/U contained in the low-enriched fuel. The exothermic reaction of the uranium-silicide fuels with aluminum has been found to occur at about the same temperature as the melting of the aluminum matrix and cladding and to be essentially quenched by the melting endotherm. A new series of miniature fuel plate irradiations is also discussed.
- Research Organization:
- Argonne National Lab., IL (USA); Oak Ridge National Lab., TN (USA)
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-31109-ENG-38
- OSTI ID:
- 5532823
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-8310176-6; ON: DE84003620
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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21 SPECIFIC NUCLEAR REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS
220600* -- Nuclear Reactor Technology-- Research
Test & Experimental Reactors
ACTINIDE ALLOYS
ACTINIDE COMPOUNDS
ACTINIDES
ALLOYS
ALUMINIUM ALLOYS
CHALCOGENIDES
DISPERSION NUCLEAR FUELS
ELEMENTS
ENERGY SOURCES
ENRICHED URANIUM
ENRICHED URANIUM REACTORS
FUEL ELEMENTS
FUEL PLATES
FUELS
IRRADIATION
ISOTOPE ENRICHED MATERIALS
MATERIALS
METALS
NUCLEAR FUELS
ORR REACTOR
OXIDES
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
REACTOR COMPONENTS
REACTOR MATERIALS
REACTORS
RESEARCH AND TEST REACTORS
SILICIDES
SILICON COMPOUNDS
SLIGHTLY ENRICHED URANIUM
SOLID FUELS
SWELLING
TANK TYPE REACTORS
URANIUM
URANIUM ALLOYS
URANIUM COMPOUNDS
URANIUM OXIDES
URANIUM OXIDES U3O8
URANIUM SILICIDES
WATER COOLED REACTORS
WATER MODERATED REACTORS
220600* -- Nuclear Reactor Technology-- Research
Test & Experimental Reactors
ACTINIDE ALLOYS
ACTINIDE COMPOUNDS
ACTINIDES
ALLOYS
ALUMINIUM ALLOYS
CHALCOGENIDES
DISPERSION NUCLEAR FUELS
ELEMENTS
ENERGY SOURCES
ENRICHED URANIUM
ENRICHED URANIUM REACTORS
FUEL ELEMENTS
FUEL PLATES
FUELS
IRRADIATION
ISOTOPE ENRICHED MATERIALS
MATERIALS
METALS
NUCLEAR FUELS
ORR REACTOR
OXIDES
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
REACTOR COMPONENTS
REACTOR MATERIALS
REACTORS
RESEARCH AND TEST REACTORS
SILICIDES
SILICON COMPOUNDS
SLIGHTLY ENRICHED URANIUM
SOLID FUELS
SWELLING
TANK TYPE REACTORS
URANIUM
URANIUM ALLOYS
URANIUM COMPOUNDS
URANIUM OXIDES
URANIUM OXIDES U3O8
URANIUM SILICIDES
WATER COOLED REACTORS
WATER MODERATED REACTORS