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Thoria‐Urania Bodies and irradiation Studies
Author(s) -
HOENIG C. L.,
HANDWERK J. H.,
KITTEL J. H.,
BREDEN C. R.
Publication year - 1958
Publication title -
journal of the american ceramic society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.9
H-Index - 196
eISSN - 1551-2916
pISSN - 0002-7820
DOI - 10.1111/j.1151-2916.1958.tb13524.x
Subject(s) - eutectic system , irradiation , materials science , pellets , alloy , boiling , corrosion , metallurgy , burnup , metal , radiochemistry , nuclear chemistry , composite material , chemistry , physics , organic chemistry , nuclear physics
Thoria‐urania fuels were irradiated bare and clad in metal jackets of stainless steel, Zircaloy‐II, and aluminum‐1 weight % nickel alloy. These specimens were irradiated in NaK (a sodium‐potassium eutectic alloy) and in water. Irradiation severity was based on the total metal‐atom burnup and on the surface heat flux, and the pellets were evaluated on the basis of dimensional stability, corrosion resistance, and visual analysis, The tests indicated that thoria‐urania solid‐solution bodies apparently are suitable for use as fuels in boiling‐water reactors.