"PIN-CUSHION" IRRADIATION OF CAST URANIUM-PLUTONIUM ALLOY SPECIMENS

Technical Report · Wed Oct 01 00:00:00 EDT 1958

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/4301907· OSTI ID:4301907

Paine, S. H.; Brown, F. L.

BS> The irradiation behavior of small pin specimens of chill-cast U-10 wt.% Pu and U-15 wt.% Pu specimens projecting from heat transfer cushions is described. The specimens were coated with a thin layer of carbonyl-deposited nickel. The 15 wt.% Pu pins showed excellent dimensional stability at 1/3 at.% total burnup. The 10 wt.% Pu specimens were somewhat inferior, failure of one of them indicating that the improvement in performane over unalloyed uranium may be due to the restraint imposed by the cladding. (auth)

• Research Organization: Argonne National Lab., Lemont, Ill.
• DOE Contract Number: W-31-109-ENG-38
• NSA Number: NSA-13-000921
• OSTI ID: 4301907
• Report Number(s): ANL-5795
• Resource Relation: Other Information: Orig. Receipt Date: 31-DEC-59
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

RADIATION EFFECTS ON MATERIALS
BURNUP
CANNING
CARBONYLS
FILMS
FUEL SLURRIES
HEAT TRANSFER
MECHANICAL PROPERTIES
NICKEL
PLUTONIUM ALLOYS
RADIATION EFFECTS
RODS
STABILITY
URANIUM ALLOYS