/sup 238/Pu fuel form processes. Quarterly report, October-December 1980
Goals of the Savannah River Laboratory (SRL) program include providing technical support for the production of /sup 238/PuO/sub 2/ fuel forms in the Savannah River Plant's (SRP) Plutonium Fuel Form (PuFF) Facility. Progress is reported including studies on the impact response of SRP MHW /sup 238/PuO/sub 2/ fuel spheres. The iridium containment shell of an encapsulated SRP fuel sphere, Multi-hundred Watt Fuel Test (MHFT) 65 split open during a Safety Verification Impact Test (SVT), and about 2 g of /sup 238/PuO/sub 2/ was released. (Typical oxide releases in previous tests were 1 to 10 mg). The cause of the impact failure was investigated. Also, the feasibility of using a direct fabrication process to produce full-scale GPHS fuel pellets has been demonstrated. (WHK)
- Research Organization:
- Du Pont de Nemours (E.I.) and Co., Aiken, SC (USA). Savannah River Lab.
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC09-76SR00001
- OSTI ID:
- 6278877
- Report Number(s):
- DPST-80-128-4; ON: DE81030522
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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