Development of technology of high density LEU dispersion fuel fabrication.
Abstract
Advanced Materials Fabrication Facilities at Argonne National Laboratory have been involved in development of LEU dispersion fuel for research and test reactors from the beginning of RERTR program. This paper presents development of technology of high density LEU dispersion fuel fabrication for full size plate type fuel elements. A brief description of Advanced Materials Fabrication Facilities where development of the technology was carried out is given. A flow diagram of the manufacturing process is presented. U-Mo powder was manufactured by the rotating electrode process. The atomization produced a U-Mo alloy powder with a relatively uniform size distribution and a nearly spherical shape. Test plates were fabricated using tungsten and depleted U-7 wt.% Mo alloy, 4043 Al and Al-2 wt% Si matrices with Al 6061 aluminum alloy for the cladding. During the development of the technology of manufacturing of full size high density LEU dispersion fuel plates special attention was paid to meet the required homogeneity, bonding, dimensions, fuel out of zone and other mechanical characteristics of the plates.
- Authors:
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 971161
- Report Number(s):
- ANL/NE/CP-60284
TRN: US1001046
- DOE Contract Number:
- DE-AC02-06CH11357
- Resource Type:
- Conference
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: 2007 RERTR International Meeting; Sep. 23, 2007 - Sep. 27, 2007; Prague, Czech Republic
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- ENGLISH
- Subject:
- 22 GENERAL STUDIES OF NUCLEAR REACTORS; ALLOYS; ALUMINIUM; ANL; ATOMIZATION; BONDING; DIMENSIONS; DISTRIBUTION; ELECTRODES; FABRICATION; FUEL ELEMENTS; FUEL PLATES; MANUFACTURING; MATRICES; PLATES; RESEARCH AND TEST REACTORS; SHAPE; TUNGSTEN
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Wiencek, T., Totev, T., and Nuclear Engineering Division. Development of technology of high density LEU dispersion fuel fabrication.. United States: N. p., 2007.
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Wiencek, T., Totev, T., & Nuclear Engineering Division. Development of technology of high density LEU dispersion fuel fabrication.. United States.
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"Development of technology of high density LEU dispersion fuel fabrication.". United States.
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title = {Development of technology of high density LEU dispersion fuel fabrication.},
author = {Wiencek, T. and Totev, T. and Nuclear Engineering Division},
abstractNote = {Advanced Materials Fabrication Facilities at Argonne National Laboratory have been involved in development of LEU dispersion fuel for research and test reactors from the beginning of RERTR program. This paper presents development of technology of high density LEU dispersion fuel fabrication for full size plate type fuel elements. A brief description of Advanced Materials Fabrication Facilities where development of the technology was carried out is given. A flow diagram of the manufacturing process is presented. U-Mo powder was manufactured by the rotating electrode process. The atomization produced a U-Mo alloy powder with a relatively uniform size distribution and a nearly spherical shape. Test plates were fabricated using tungsten and depleted U-7 wt.% Mo alloy, 4043 Al and Al-2 wt% Si matrices with Al 6061 aluminum alloy for the cladding. During the development of the technology of manufacturing of full size high density LEU dispersion fuel plates special attention was paid to meet the required homogeneity, bonding, dimensions, fuel out of zone and other mechanical characteristics of the plates.},
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