METALLURGY DIVISION ANNUAL REPORT FOR 1959

Engineering Metallurgy. Investigations were made on the following: development programs for Experimental Breeder Reactor No. 2 (EBR-II); fabrication of care and blanket components for Argonne Fast Source Reactor (AFSR); fabrication of spiked fuel rods for Experimental Boiling Water Reactor (EBWR) (Core lA); fuel for Transient Test Reactor Facility (TREAT); fuel elements for Experimental Breeder Reactor No. 1 (EBR-I) (Mark-IV); canning of plutonium loading for Zero Power Reactor No. 3 (ZPR-III); development of ceramic fuel materials; irradiation evaluations of various experimental fuel and control-rod materials: postirradiation examinations of full-scale reactor fuel elements: development of corrosion-resistant fuel and jacketing materials; nondestructive testing developments; and metallurgical assistance to the Fast Reactor Safety Program. Basic Metallurgy. Investigations were made on the following: preparation of high-purity materials; physical metallurgy of uranium; constitution and properties of uranium and plutonium alloys; alloying properties; x-ray and neutron-diffraction studies; problems in metal physics; corrosion research; irradiation effects; and ceramicmaterials research. (W.L.H.