SUMMARY OF UO$sub 2$-STAINLESS STEEL DISPERSION ELEMENT IRRADIATION EXPERIMENTS
Author(s) -
V.O. Haynes,
F.H. Neill,
L.D. Schaffer
Publication year - 1958
Publication title -
osti oai (u.s. department of energy office of scientific and technical information)
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
DOI - 10.2172/4134779
Subject(s) - swelling , irradiation , blisters , materials science , cracking , fission , dispersion (optics) , nuclear fission product , fission products , metallurgy , radiochemistry , forensic engineering , nuclear engineering , composite material , chemistry , nuclear physics , engineering , neutron , physics , optics
A search of the literature to obtain information concerning enriched UO/ sub 2/-- stainless-steel dispersion type fuel elements has disclosed five programs which have pertinent information. The primary aim of the search was to discover maximum burn-ups and temperatures for safe use of this type of element. Tests were labeled a failure if swelling, cracking or fission-product release resulted from the irradiation. Moderate swelling or blisters without the other indications was called a slight failure since funther irradiation or higher temperature would undoubtedly cause complete failure. (auth
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