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Title: 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.

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OSTI Identifier:
4307645
Patent Number(s):
2813073
Assignee:
U.S. Atomic Energy Commission
Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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
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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.
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Saller, H A, Keeler, J R, & Szumachowski, E R. NEUTRON REACTOR FUEL ELEMENT UTILIZING ZIRCONIUM-BASE ALLOYS. United States.
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Saller, H A, Keeler, J R, and Szumachowski, E R. Tue . "NEUTRON REACTOR FUEL ELEMENT UTILIZING ZIRCONIUM-BASE ALLOYS". United States.
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@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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