Published April 1967
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Irradiation of U3Si interim results after 7360 MWd/tonne U
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Enriched uranium-silicon alloy specimens close to the U3Si composition (U-3.9 wt% Si) and clad in Zircaloy-2 are being irradiated in the X-5 pressurized-water loop at powers of 600 - 800 W/cm length. Extrapolation, of the swelling curve indicates a total volume increase in U3Si of 13% after a burnup of 10,000 MWd/tonne U. Destructive examination. of selected specimens showed that the U3Si was plastic enough to flow into a 7 vol% central void provided in the fuel, suggesting that the total volume increase could be accommodated without excessive sheath strain. (author)
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Publishing Information
- Imprint Pagination
- 34 p.
- Report number
- AECL--2684
INIS
- Country of Publication
- Canada
- Country of Input or Organization
- Canada
- INIS RN
- 41057276
- Subject category
- S21: SPECIFIC NUCLEAR REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS;
- Descriptors DEI
- BURNUP; COOLANT LOOPS; ENRICHED URANIUM; FUEL CANS; IRRADIATION; PWR TYPE REACTORS; URANIUM SILICATES; ZIRCALOY 2
- Descriptors DEC
- ACTINIDE COMPOUNDS; ACTINIDES; ALLOYS; ALLOY-ZR98SN-2; CHROMIUM ADDITIONS; CHROMIUM ALLOYS; COOLING SYSTEMS; CORROSION RESISTANT ALLOYS; ELEMENTS; ENERGY SYSTEMS; ENRICHED URANIUM REACTORS; HEAT RESISTANT MATERIALS; HEAT RESISTING ALLOYS; IRON ADDITIONS; IRON ALLOYS; ISOTOPE ENRICHED MATERIALS; MATERIALS; METALS; NICKEL ADDITIONS; NICKEL ALLOYS; OXYGEN COMPOUNDS; POWER REACTORS; REACTORS; SILICATES; SILICON COMPOUNDS; THERMAL REACTORS; TIN ALLOYS; TRANSITION ELEMENT ALLOYS; URANIUM; URANIUM COMPOUNDS; WATER COOLED REACTORS; WATER MODERATED REACTORS; ZIRCALOY; ZIRCONIUM ALLOYS; ZIRCONIUM BASE ALLOYS
Optional Information
- Notes
- 18 refs., 4 tabs., 22 figs.
- Secondary number(s)
- Exp-NRX--52208