NEUTRON REACTOR FUEL ELEMENT UTILIZING ZIRCONIUM-BASE ALLOYS
Abstract
This patent relates to clad fuel elements for use in neutronic reactors and is drawn to such a fuel element which consists of a core of fissionable material, comprised of an alloy of zirconium and U/sup 235/ enriched uranium, encased in a jacket of a binary zirconium-tin alloy in which the tin content ranges between 1 and 15% by weight.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Originating Research Org. not identified
- OSTI Identifier:
- 4307645
- Patent Number(s):
- 2813073
- Assignee:
- U.S. Atomic Energy Commission
- NSA Number:
- NSA-12-007023
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: Orig. Receipt Date: 31-DEC-58
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- PATENTS; ENRICHMENT; FISSIONABLE MATERIALS; FUEL ELEMENTS; JACKETS; PATENT; REACTORS; TIN ALLOYS; URANIUM 235; URANIUM ALLOYS; ZIRCONIUM ALLOYS
Citation Formats
Saller, H A, Keeler, J R, and Szumachowski, E R. NEUTRON REACTOR FUEL ELEMENT UTILIZING ZIRCONIUM-BASE ALLOYS. United States: N. p., 1957.
Web.
Saller, H A, Keeler, J R, & Szumachowski, E R. NEUTRON REACTOR FUEL ELEMENT UTILIZING ZIRCONIUM-BASE ALLOYS. United States.
Saller, H A, Keeler, J R, and Szumachowski, E R. Tue .
"NEUTRON REACTOR FUEL ELEMENT UTILIZING ZIRCONIUM-BASE ALLOYS". United States.
@article{osti_4307645,
title = {NEUTRON REACTOR FUEL ELEMENT UTILIZING ZIRCONIUM-BASE ALLOYS},
author = {Saller, H A and Keeler, J R and Szumachowski, E R},
abstractNote = {This patent relates to clad fuel elements for use in neutronic reactors and is drawn to such a fuel element which consists of a core of fissionable material, comprised of an alloy of zirconium and U/sup 235/ enriched uranium, encased in a jacket of a binary zirconium-tin alloy in which the tin content ranges between 1 and 15% by weight.},
doi = {},
journal = {},
number = ,
volume = ,
place = {United States},
year = {1957},
month = {11}
}
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