Published 1991 | Version v1
Book

Direct fabrication and characterization of 238PuO2 fuel pellets

  • 1. Westinghouse Savannah River Co., Aiken SC (USA)

Description

238PuO2 fuel pellets are used as the heat source in radioisotopic thermal generators which provide electric power for many space missions. An effort is underway in the Plutonium Experimental Facility of the Westinghouse Savannah River Laboratory to develop a simplified and safer fabrication process for 238PuO2 pellets (referred to as direct fabrication). Development activities for the direct fabrication and characterization of 238PuO2 pellets will be discussed

Additional details

Publishing Information

Publisher
American Ceramic Society, Inc.
Imprint Place
Westerville, OH (USA)
Imprint Title
Annual meeting abstracts
Imprint Pagination
475 p.
Journal Page Range
p. 354.

Conference

Title
93. annual meeting and exposition of the American Ceramic Society (ACerS).
Dates
28 Apr - 2 May 1991.
Place
Cincinnati, OH (USA).

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
22090618
Subject category
S07: ISOTOPES AND RADIATION SOURCES; S30: DIRECT ENERGY CONVERSION;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference, Numerical Data
Descriptors DEI
DATA PROCESSING; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; FABRICATION; FUEL PELLETS; PLUTONIUM DIOXIDE; RADIOISOTOPE GENERATORS; SPACE POWER REACTORS
Descriptors DEC
ACTINIDE COMPOUNDS; CHALCOGENIDES; DATA; INFORMATION; MOBILE REACTORS; NUMERICAL DATA; OXIDES; OXYGEN COMPOUNDS; PLUTONIUM COMPOUNDS; PLUTONIUM OXIDES; POWER REACTORS; REACTORS; TRANSURANIUM COMPOUNDS

Optional Information

Secondary number(s)
CONF-910430--.