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Status of Irradiation Tests of Dilute Uranium Alloys in NaK-Containing Stainless Steel Capsules.

DE2001780120

Publication Date	2001
Personal Author	McDonell, W. R.
Page Count	17
Abstract	To extend experience with uranium metal fuels to the high exposures required for power reactor operation, the Savannah River Laboratory has conducted over several years a series of irradiation tests of small uranium specimens of various alloy compositions in NaK-containing stainless steel capsules. These tests were designed specifically to establish the limits on exposure that could be reached during irradiation of the alloys at various temperatures without swelling and to determine the metallurgical factors that promoted the stability of the alloys. This paper discusses those test results.
Keywords	Power reactors Uranium alloys Post-irradiation examination Savannah river plant Swelling Radiation doses Limiting values Temperature dependence
Source Agency	Technical Information Center Oak Ridge Tennessee
Corporate Authors	Department of Energy, Aiken, SC. Savannah River Site.; Department of Energy, Washington, DC.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	200125

Status of Irradiation Tests of Dilute Uranium Alloys in NaK-Containing Stainless Steel Capsules.

Status of Irradiation Tests of Dilute Uranium Alloys in NaK-Containing Stainless Steel Capsules.
DE2001780120

Publication Date	2001
Personal Author	McDonell, W. R.
Page Count	17
Abstract	To extend experience with uranium metal fuels to the high exposures required for power reactor operation, the Savannah River Laboratory has conducted over several years a series of irradiation tests of small uranium specimens of various alloy compositions in NaK-containing stainless steel capsules. These tests were designed specifically to establish the limits on exposure that could be reached during irradiation of the alloys at various temperatures without swelling and to determine the metallurgical factors that promoted the stability of the alloys. This paper discusses those test results.
Keywords	Power reactors Uranium alloys Post-irradiation examination Savannah river plant Swelling Radiation doses Limiting values Temperature dependence
Source Agency	Technical Information Center Oak Ridge Tennessee
Corporate Authors	Department of Energy, Aiken, SC. Savannah River Site.; Department of Energy, Washington, DC.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	200125