NON-CORROSIVE PLUTONIUM FUEL SYSTEMS
Abstract
An improved plutonium reactor liquid fuel is described for utilization in a nuclear reactor having a tantalum fuel containment vessel. The fuel consists of plutonium and a diluent such as iron, cobalt, nickel, cerium, cerium-- iron, cerium--cobalt, cerium--nickel, and cerium--copper, and an additive of carbon and silicon. The carbon and silicon react with the tantalum container surface to form a coating that is self-healing and prevents the corrosive action of liquid plutonium on the said tantalum container. (AEC)
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Originating Research Org. not identified
- OSTI Identifier:
- 4785817
- Patent Number(s):
- 3060108
- Assignee:
- U.S. Atomic Energy Commission
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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C - CHEMISTRY C22 - METALLURGY C22C - ALLOYS
C - CHEMISTRY C23 - COATING METALLIC MATERIAL C23C - COATING METALLIC MATERIAL
- NSA Number:
- NSA-16-034058
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: Orig. Receipt Date: 31-DEC-62
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- REACTOR TECHNOLOGY; CARBON; CERIUM ALLOYS; CHEMICAL REACTIONS; COATING; COBALT ALLOYS; CONFINEMENT; COPPER ALLOYS; CORROSION; FUELS; IRON ALLOYS; LIQUID METAL FUEL; LIQUIDS; MELTING; NICKEL ALLOYS; PATENT; PLUTONIUM; PLUTONIUM ALLOYS; REACTORS; SILICIDES; SURFACES; TANTALUM; VESSELS
Citation Formats
Coffinberry, A S, and Waber, J T. NON-CORROSIVE PLUTONIUM FUEL SYSTEMS. United States: N. p., 1962.
Web.
Coffinberry, A S, & Waber, J T. NON-CORROSIVE PLUTONIUM FUEL SYSTEMS. United States.
Coffinberry, A S, and Waber, J T. Tue .
"NON-CORROSIVE PLUTONIUM FUEL SYSTEMS". United States.
@article{osti_4785817,
title = {NON-CORROSIVE PLUTONIUM FUEL SYSTEMS},
author = {Coffinberry, A S and Waber, J T},
abstractNote = {An improved plutonium reactor liquid fuel is described for utilization in a nuclear reactor having a tantalum fuel containment vessel. The fuel consists of plutonium and a diluent such as iron, cobalt, nickel, cerium, cerium-- iron, cerium--cobalt, cerium--nickel, and cerium--copper, and an additive of carbon and silicon. The carbon and silicon react with the tantalum container surface to form a coating that is self-healing and prevents the corrosive action of liquid plutonium on the said tantalum container. (AEC)},
doi = {},
journal = {},
number = ,
volume = ,
place = {United States},
year = {1962},
month = {10}
}
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