Irradiation Stability of Uranium Alloys at High Exposures

Technical Report · Mon Mar 26 04:00:00 EST 2001

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/780119· OSTI ID:780119

McDonell, W R

Postirradiation examinations were begun of a series of unrestrained dilute uranium alloy specimens irradiated to exposures up to 13,000 MWD/T in NaK-containing stainless steel capsules. This test, part of a program of development of uranium metal fuels for desalination and power reactors sponsored by the Division of Reactor Development and Technology, has the objective of defining the temperature and exposure limits of swelling resistance of the alloyed uranium. This paper discusses those test results.

• Research Organization: Savannah River Site (US)
• Sponsoring Organization: US Department of Energy (US)
• OSTI ID: 780119
• Report Number(s): DPST-67-539; Contract AT(07-2)-1
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

22 GENERAL STUDIES OF NUCLEAR REACTORS
36 MATERIALS SCIENCE
DESALINATION PLANTS
LIMITING VALUES
POST-IRRADIATION EXAMINATION
POWER REACTORS
RADIATION DOSES
SWELLING
TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE
URANIUM ALLOYS