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Title:
ON THE NECESSITY FOR IMPROVING MASSIVE URANIUM FUEL CORES (A JUSTIFICATION AND A PROGRAM)
Author(s):
Subject Terms:
300 AreaCastingFuel FabricationFuels and Materials EngineeringSLUG ELEMENTSURANIUM
Document Location:
DOE Public Reading Room - Hanford Battelle P.O. Box 999 MS H2-53 Richland WA 99352 (509)372-7443
Document Type:
REPORT
Publication Date:
1954 Dec 09
Declassification Date:
1992 Aug 13
Declassification Status:
Declassified
Document Pages:
12
Accession Number:
RL-1-361236
Document Number(s):
HW-34087
Originating Research Org.:
GE - HAPO
OpenNet Entry Date:
2004 Jan 09
OpenNet Modified Date:
2015 Aug 24
Description/Abstract:
THE CURRENT AND PRIME OBJECTIVES OF WORK ON U FUEL CORES ARE: TO DEVELOP A FUEL CORE THAT WILL SURVIVE IRRADIATION TO 1100 MWD/T AT RATE OF 60 KW/FT AND A MAX OUTLET H20 TEMP OF 105C; TO DESCRIBE THE U NEEDED FOR THIS CORE IN A PRODUCT SPEC; TO DEVELOP TECHNOLOGY FOR A FUEL CORE TO OPERATE AT RATES OF 60-100 KW/FT AND OUTLET H20 TEMP FROM 105-200C AT GOAL EXPOSURES APPROACHING 1350 MWD/T BY 1957