Title:
STATUS OF FUEL ELEMENT DEVELOPMENT AT HANFORD - JUNE THROUGH AUGUST 1954
Subject Terms:
300 AreaFuel FabricationREACTOR FUEL ELEMENTSSLUG CANNINGSLUG COATINGSURANIUM
Document Location:
DOE Public Reading Room - Hanford Battelle P.O. Box 999 MS H2-53 Richland WA 99352 (509)372-7443
Publication Date:
1954 Oct 01
Declassification Date:
1992 Jul 23
Declassification Status:
Declassified
Accession Number:
RL-1-361062
Document Number(s):
HW-33717
Originating Research Org.:
GE - HAPO
OpenNet Entry Date:
2004 Jan 09
OpenNet Modified Date:
2015 Aug 10
Description/Abstract:
FUEL ELEMENT FAILURES FOR THE PERIOD ARE REVIEWED. TESTS ON URANIUM FABRICATION TECHNIQUES ARE IN PROGRESS. A PRELIMINARY CHCK OF THE PHYSICAL AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF A EXTRUDED U AND U ALLOYS WAS MADE. CURRENT FUEL ELEMENT DESIGNS CONDSIDERED FOR FURTHER TESTING INCLUDE THE CORED SLUG, HOLLOW SLUG, UO2 SLUG, U-MG MATRIX, AND INSULATED SLUG, AN EVALUARION OF NI PLATING VARIABLES FOR ELECTRODEPOSITED COATING SHOWS THAT PLATE THICHNESS ETCH, AND HEAT TREATMENT ARE MOST IMPROTANT. FURTHER IMPROVEMENTS IN THE LEAD DIP AND HOT PRESS CANNING PROCESS ARE CONTINUED