/sup 238/Pu fuel form processes. Savannah River Laboratory monthly report, May/June 1978

Technical Report · Sun Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1978

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/6536972· OSTI ID:6536972

Goals of the Savannah River Laboratory (SRL) program are: to provide technical support for the transfer of /sup 238/Pu fuel form fabrication operations from Mound Laboratory to new facilities at the Savannah River Plant (SRP), to provide the technical basis for /sup 238/Pu scrap recovery at SRP, and to assist in sustaining plant operations. Topics discussed include: (1) microstructural analysis of spheres 3 and 13; (2) iron impurities in PuFF spheres; (3) parametric experiments in the PuFF facility; (4) heat transfer in the /sup 238/PuO/sub 2/ sphere shipping package; (5) microstructural effects of reducing atmospheres on aged /sup 238/PuO/sub 2/ pellets; and (6) the plutonium experimental facility (PEF). (TFD)

• Research Organization: Du Pont de Nemours (E.I.) and Co., Aiken, SC (USA). Savannah River Lab.
• DOE Contract Number: EY-76-C-09-0001
• OSTI ID: 6536972
• Report Number(s): DPST-78-128-5/6
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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