Aqueous cutting fluid for machining fissionable materials

Patent · Tue May 15 00:00:00 EDT 1984

OSTI ID:6342053

Duerksen, W K; Googin, J M; Napier, B Jr

The present invention is directed to a cutting fluid for machining fissionable material. The cutting fluid is formed of glycol, water and boron compound in an adequate concentration for effective neutron attenuation so as to inhibit criticality incidents during machining.

• Assignee: Dept. of Energy
• Patent Number(s): US 4448701
• OSTI ID: 6342053
• Resource Relation: Patent File Date: Filed date 28 Jan 1982; Other Information: PAT-APPL-343608
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

11 NUCLEAR FUEL CYCLE AND FUEL MATERIALS
36 MATERIALS SCIENCE
CUTTING FLUIDS
CHEMICAL PREPARATION
FISSIONABLE MATERIALS
MACHINING
AQUEOUS SOLUTIONS
BORON COMPOUNDS
COOLING
GLYCOLS
LUBRICATION
QUANTITY RATIO
WATER
ALCOHOLS
DISPERSIONS
FLUIDS
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
HYDROXY COMPOUNDS
MATERIALS
MIXTURES
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
SOLUTIONS
SYNTHESIS
050700* - Nuclear Fuels- Fuels Production & Properties
360101 - Metals & Alloys- Preparation & Fabrication