Development and control of the process for the manufacture of zircaloy-4 tubing for LWBR fuel rods
The technical requirements for the Light Water Breeder Reactor (LWBR) fuel elements (fuel rods) imposed certain unique requirements for the low hafnium Zircaloy-4 tubing used as fuel rod cladding. This report describes, in detail, the tube manufacturing process, the product and process controls used, the inspections and tests performed, and the efforts involved in refining a commercial tube reducing process to produce tubes that would satisfy the requirements for LWBR fuel rod cladding.
- Research Organization:
- Bettis Atomic Power Lab., West Mifflin, PA (USA)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC11-76PN00014
- OSTI ID:
- 6780381
- Report Number(s):
- WAPD-TM-1289
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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