HIGH STRENGTH CONTROL RODS FOR NEUTRONIC REACTORS

Title: HIGH STRENGTH CONTROL RODS FOR NEUTRONIC REACTORS

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Nuclear reactor control rods comprised of highly compressed and sintered finely divided metal alloy panticles and fine metal oxide panticles substantially uniformly distributed theretbrough are described. The metal alloy consists essentially of silver, indium, cadmium, tin, and aluminum, the amount of each being present in centain percentages by weight. The oxide particles are metal oxides of the metal alloy composition, the amount of oxygen being present in certain percentages by weight and all the oxygen present being substantially in the form of metal oxide. This control rod is characterized by its high strength and resistance to creep at elevated temperatures.

Inventors:: Lustman, B.; Losco, E.F.; Cohen, I.

Issue Date:: 1961-07-11

Research Org.:: Originating Research Org. not identified

OSTI Identifier:: 4042997

Patent Number(s):: 2992178

Assignee:: U.S. Atomic Energy Commission DTIE; NSA-15-023108

NSA Number:: NSA-15-023108

Resource Type:: Patent

Resource Relation:: Other Information: Orig. Receipt Date: 31-DEC-61

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: REACTOR TECHNOLOGY; ALLOYS; ALUMINUM; CADMIUM; COMPACTING; CONTROL ELEMENTS; CREEP; DISTRIBUTION; INDIUM; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; METALS; OXIDES; PARTICLES; PATENT; QUANTITY RATIO; REACTORS; RODS; SILVER; SINTERING; TIN

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  abstractNote = {Nuclear reactor control rods comprised of highly compressed and sintered finely divided metal alloy panticles and fine metal oxide panticles substantially uniformly distributed theretbrough are described. The metal alloy consists essentially of silver, indium, cadmium, tin, and aluminum, the amount of each being present in centain percentages by weight. The oxide particles are metal oxides of the metal alloy composition, the amount of oxygen being present in certain percentages by weight and all the oxygen present being substantially in the form of metal oxide. This control rod is characterized by its high strength and resistance to creep at elevated temperatures.},

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