Characteristics of UO/sub 2/-Zircaloy fuel rod materials from the Saxton reactor for use in power burst facility

Technical Report · Wed Sep 01 04:00:00 EDT 1976

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/7241177· OSTI ID:7241177

Gibson, G. W.; Murdock, B. A.; Quapp, W. J.; Hobbins, R. B.; Ising, R. H. ^[1]

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This report describes the destructive and nondestructive characterization studies performed on Zircaloy-4-clad UO/sub 2/ fuel rods taken from the Saxton reactor. The results of the studies and a description of the techniques used in performing the studies are included. The fuel rods will now be used in a series of experiments to be conducted in the Power Burst Facility at the Idaho National Engineering Laboratory.

• Research Organization: Idaho National Engineering Lab., Idaho Falls (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: E(10-1)-1375
• OSTI ID: 7241177
• Report Number(s): ANCR-NUREG-1321
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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