LIQUID METAL COMPOSITIONS CONTAINING URANIUM
Abstract
Liquid metal compositions containing a solid uranium compound dispersed therein is described. Uranium combines with tin to form the intermetallic compound USn/sub 3/. It has been found that this compound may be incorporated into a liquid bath containing bismuth and lead-bismuth components, if a relatively small percentage of tin is also included in the bath. The composition has a low thermal neutron cross section which makes it suitable for use in a liquid metal fueled nuclear reactor.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- OSTI Identifier:
- 4226433
- Patent Number(s):
- 2883330
- Assignee:
- U.S. Atomic Energy Commission
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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Y - NEW / CROSS SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES Y02 - TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE Y02E - REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
G - PHYSICS G21 - NUCLEAR PHYSICS G21C - NUCLEAR REACTORS
- NSA Number:
- NSA-13-022505
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: Orig. Receipt Date: 31-DEC-59
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- METALLURGY AND CERAMICS; BISMUTH; CROSS SECTIONS; DISPERSIONS; FUELS; INTERMETALLIC COMPOUNDS; LEAD; LIQUID METALS; LIQUIDS; THERMAL NEUTRONS; TIN; TIN ALLOYS; URANIUM ALLOYS; URANIUM COMPOUNDS
Citation Formats
Teitel, R J. LIQUID METAL COMPOSITIONS CONTAINING URANIUM. United States: N. p., 1959.
Web.
Teitel, R J. LIQUID METAL COMPOSITIONS CONTAINING URANIUM. United States.
Teitel, R J. Tue .
"LIQUID METAL COMPOSITIONS CONTAINING URANIUM". United States.
@article{osti_4226433,
title = {LIQUID METAL COMPOSITIONS CONTAINING URANIUM},
author = {Teitel, R J},
abstractNote = {Liquid metal compositions containing a solid uranium compound dispersed therein is described. Uranium combines with tin to form the intermetallic compound USn/sub 3/. It has been found that this compound may be incorporated into a liquid bath containing bismuth and lead-bismuth components, if a relatively small percentage of tin is also included in the bath. The composition has a low thermal neutron cross section which makes it suitable for use in a liquid metal fueled nuclear reactor.},
doi = {},
journal = {},
number = ,
volume = ,
place = {United States},
year = {1959},
month = {4}
}
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