Published 1997
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Production of enriched U O2 fuel pellets for the RA-8 critical facility
Creators
- 1. Comision Nacional de Energia Atomica, Buenos Aires (Argentina)
Description
The fabrication of U O2 fuel pellets of l.8 and 3.4% of U-235 for the RA-8 critical facility involved the scaling-up and the adaptation of the existing fabrication plant to operate with more stringent safety requirements. The installation of new equipment and the construction of a U O12 powder mixing area is described. A new powder press of NCNC control and a full-size sintering furnace were put into operation satisfactorily and up to the present, fuel pellets for 2000 fuel rods were produced. Description of the process development, licensing procedures, quality control and final results are described. (author). 3 refs., 7 figs
Additional details
Additional titles
- Original title (Spanish)
- Produccion de pastillas combustibles de U O
Publishing Information
- Imprint Title
- Proceedings of the 11. ENFIR: Meeting on reactor physics and thermal hydraulics
- Imprint Pagination
- 838 p.
- Journal Page Range
- p. 751-756.
Conference
- Title
- Meeting on reactor physics and thermal hydraulics.
- Acronym
- 11. ENFIR
- Dates
- 18-22 Aug 1997.
- Place
- Pocos de Caldas, MG (Brazil).
INIS
- Country of Publication
- Brazil
- Country of Input or Organization
- Brazil
- INIS RN
- 28068635
- Subject category
- S21: SPECIFIC NUCLEAR REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS;
- Resource subtype / Literary indicator
- Conference, Non-conventional Literature
- Descriptors DEI
- FISSILE MATERIALS; NUCLEAR ENGINEERING; NUCLEAR FACILITIES; NUCLEAR FUELS; REACTOR MATERIALS; REACTOR TECHNOLOGY; REACTORS; URANIUM DIOXIDE
- Descriptors DEC
- ACTINIDE COMPOUNDS; CHALCOGENIDES; ENERGY SOURCES; ENGINEERING; FISSIONABLE MATERIALS; FUELS; MATERIALS; OXIDES; OXYGEN COMPOUNDS; URANIUM COMPOUNDS; URANIUM OXIDES
Optional Information
- Notes
- Imprint:Joint nuclear conference with the 4. ENAN: Brazilian meeting on nuclear applications.