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Results of uranium dioxide-tungsten irradiation test and post-test examination
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Collins, J. F. Debogdan, C. E. Diianni, D. C. |
| Copyright Year | 1973 |
| Description | A uranium dioxide (UO2) fueled capsule was fabricated and irradiated in the NASA Plum Brook Reactor Facility. The capsule consisted of two bulk UO2 specimens clad with chemically vapor deposited tungsten (CVD W) 0.762 and 0.1016 cm (0.030-and 0.040-in.) thick, respectively. The second specimen with 0.1016-cm (0.040-in.) thick cladding was irradiated at temperature for 2607 hours, corresponding to an average burnup of 1.516 x 10 to the 20th power fissions/cu cm. Postirradiation examination showed distortion in the bottom end cap, failure of the weld joint, and fracture of the central vent tube. Diametral growth was 1.3 percent. No evidence of gross interaction between CVD tungsten or arc-cast tungsten cladding and the UO2 fuel was observed. Some of the fission gases passed from the fuel cavity to the gas surrounding the fuel specimen via the vent tube and possibly the end-cap weld failure. Whether the UO2 loss rates through the vent tube were within acceptable limits could not be determined in view of the end-cap weld failure. |
| File Size | 15812279 |
| Page Count | 79 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19730009950 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t03z31f93 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1973-03-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Nuclear Engineering Fission Products Tungsten Irradiation High Temperature Reactor Technology Cladding Uranium Oxides Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Technical Report |
