Open AccessProgress Relating to Civilian Applications During March 1960
Author(s) -
R.W. Dayton,
C.R. Tipton
Publication year - 1960
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
DOI - 10.2172/4023750
Subject(s) - nuclear engineering , tantalum , thorium , materials science , enriched uranium , uranium , corrosion , thorium fuel cycle , waste management , environmental science , metallurgy , engineering
Progress is reported for investigations of: reactor materials and components; development of fuel elements; fissiongas release from refractory fuels; gas-pressure bonding in fuel elements; development of UC; radioisotope and radiation applications; heat transfer and void distributions; materials development and evaluation; reflective insulations; recovery of spent fuel elements; variable-moderator reactor critical assemblies; Pebble-Bed Reactor materials; tantalum and tantalum alloys for LAMPRE applications; materials development for HTGR and MGCR; development of SM-2; gas-cooled reactor program; and corrosion of thorium and uranium under storage conditions. (B.O.G.