PLUTONIUM-THORIUM ALLOYS
Abstract
New plutonium-base binary alloys useful as liquid reactor fuel are described. The alloys consist of 50 to 98 at.% thorium with the remainder plutonium. The stated advantages of these alloys over unalloyed plutonium for reactor fuel use are easy fabrication, phase stability, and the accompanying advantuge of providing a means for converting Th/sup 232/ into U/sup 233/.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Originating Research Org. not identified
- OSTI Identifier:
- 4200799
- Patent Number(s):
- 2904429
- Assignee:
- U.S. Atomic Energy Commission
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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C - CHEMISTRY C22 - METALLURGY C22C - ALLOYS
Y - NEW / CROSS SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES Y10 - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC Y10S - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
- NSA Number:
- NSA-14-006829
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: Orig. Receipt Date: 31-DEC-60
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- PHYSICS; CONVERSION; FABRICATION; FUELS; LIQUIDS; PLUTONIUM; PLUTONIUM ALLOYS; REACTORS; STABILITY; THORIUM 232; THORIUM ALLOYS; URANIUM 233
Citation Formats
Schonfeld, F W. PLUTONIUM-THORIUM ALLOYS. United States: N. p., 1959.
Web.
Schonfeld, F W. PLUTONIUM-THORIUM ALLOYS. United States.
Schonfeld, F W. Tue .
"PLUTONIUM-THORIUM ALLOYS". United States.
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title = {PLUTONIUM-THORIUM ALLOYS},
author = {Schonfeld, F W},
abstractNote = {New plutonium-base binary alloys useful as liquid reactor fuel are described. The alloys consist of 50 to 98 at.% thorium with the remainder plutonium. The stated advantages of these alloys over unalloyed plutonium for reactor fuel use are easy fabrication, phase stability, and the accompanying advantuge of providing a means for converting Th/sup 232/ into U/sup 233/.},
doi = {},
journal = {},
number = ,
volume = ,
place = {United States},
year = {1959},
month = {9}
}
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