Published 2016 | Version v1
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Hot isostatic press bonding of aluminum cladding to monolithinc fuel foils

Creators

  • 1. Materials Science 8. Technology: Metallurgy (MST-6), Los Alamos National Laboratory, PO Box 1663, Mail Stop 6770, Los Alamos, New Mexico, 87545 (United States)
  • 2. Materials Science & Technology: Materials Science in Radiation and Dynamics Extremes (MST-8), Los Alamos National Laboratory, PO Box 1663, Mail Stop 6770, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545 (United States)

Description

Hot Isostatic Pressing (HIP) has been selected as a manufacturing process to bond 6061-aluminum alloy cladding to monolithic fuel foils for high- powered research and test reactors. This manuscript describes work to optimize the manufacturing path toward an efficient and robust production process. A formed-can HIP approach has improved quality, and minimized material usage, eliminated machining, reduced the amount of welding required, and substantially improved dimensional stability of the hip can and final fuel plate. This work supports the U.S. Department of Energy National Nuclear Security Administration (DOE/NNSA). Office of Material Management and Minimization (M3) Reactor Conversion Program, which aims to reduce or eliminate the use of highly enriched uranium (HEU) dispersion fuels in high-powered research reactors in the United States by replacement with low enriched uranium (LEU) alloy monolithic fuel plates. (author)

Part of:
European Research Reactor Conference (RRFM) 2016: Conference Proceedings

Additional details

Identifiers

URL
https://www.euronuclear.org/meetings/rrfm2016/transactions/rrfm2016-transactions.pdf;

Publishing Information

Publisher
European Nuclear Society
Imprint Place
Brussels (Belgium)
ISBN
978-92-95064-25-6
Imprint Title
European Research Reactor Conference (RRFM) 2016: Conference Proceedings
Imprint Pagination
1154 p.
Journal Page Range
p. 1142-1147
Report number
INIS-BE--16M5704

Conference

Title
20. international topical meeting on Research Reactor Fuel Management (RRFM)
Acronym
RRFM 2016
Dates
13-17 Mar 2016
Place
Berlin (Germany)

INIS

Country of Publication
Belgium
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
49034153
Subject category
S36: MATERIALS SCIENCE; S11: NUCLEAR FUEL CYCLE AND FUEL MATERIALS;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
ALUMINIUM ALLOYS; CLADDING; DISPERSION NUCLEAR FUELS; HIGHLY ENRICHED URANIUM; HOT PRESSING; MANUFACTURING; RESEARCH AND TEST REACTORS; SLIGHTLY ENRICHED URANIUM; STABILITY
Descriptors DEC
ACTINIDES; ALLOYS; DEPOSITION; ELEMENTS; ENERGY SOURCES; ENRICHED URANIUM; FABRICATION; FUELS; ISOTOPE ENRICHED MATERIALS; MATERIALS; MATERIALS WORKING; METALS; NUCLEAR FUELS; PRESSING; REACTOR MATERIALS; REACTORS; SOLID FUELS; SURFACE COATING; URANIUM

Optional Information

Notes
© European Nuclear Society, 2003; 24 refs., 6 figs.; This record replaces 48058250
Secondary number(s)
RRFM2016--A0187