Open AccessPlutonium Immobilization Project Binder Burnout and Sintering Studies (Milestone 6.6a)
Author(s) -
G. Thomas Chandler
Publication year - 1999
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
DOI - 10.2172/14277
Subject(s) - sintering , plutonium , limiting , materials science , process (computing) , milestone , metallurgy , process engineering , computer science , engineering , chemistry , nuclear chemistry , operating system , mechanical engineering , archaeology , history
The Plutonium Immobilization Team has developed an integrated test program to understand and optimize the controlling variables for the sintering step of the plutonium immobilization process. Sintering is the key process step that controls the product minerology. It is expected that the sintering will be the limiting process step that controls the throughput of the production line. The goal of the current sintering test program is to better understand factors that affect the sintering process