Open AccessSUMMARY OF THE APDA FUEL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS
Author(s) -
W. G. Blessing,
J.S. Busch,
J.G. Duffy,
R.J. Hennig,
W.H. Jens,
Franklin W. Knight,
E.C. Kovacic,
D.O. Leeser,
G.L. O'Neill,
A.A. Shoudy,
Richard G. Rateick
Publication year - 1961
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
DOI - 10.2172/4061532
Subject(s) - blanket , cermet , core (optical fiber) , nuclear engineering , work (physics) , materials science , breeder (animal) , mechanical engineering , engineering , metallurgy , ceramic , composite material
A summary is presented of the development status, through 1960, of work done on: Core A, the U--10 wt.% Mo fuel and U--3 wt.% Mo blanket, and Core B, the U0/sub 2/--SS cermet and the UO/sub 2/ axial blanket for the Fermi Fast Breeder Reactor; advanced fast reactor fuels; and paste fuels. (B.O.G.