Open AccessLIQUID-METAL FUEL CONSTITUTION. I. THE SOLUBILITY OF URANIUM IN BISMUTH
Author(s) -
D.G. Schweitzer,
J.R. Weeks
Publication year - 1961
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
DOI - 10.2172/4120689
Subject(s) - uranium , solubility , bismuth , graphite , metal , chemistry , atmospheric temperature range , materials science , analytical chemistry (journal) , inorganic chemistry , radiochemistry , metallurgy , thermodynamics , chromatography , physics
High-vacuum, high-temperature equipment for rapid, accurate determinations of liquid-metal solution compositions is described. The solubility of uranium in bismuth was redetermined over the temperature range 300 to 725 deg C with improved precision and temperature calibration. Anomalous solubility effects in uranium-bismuthgraphite systems which could affect the operation of reactors containing graphite are described. (auth