Published October 1972
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Journal article
Irradiation effects in boron carbide pellets irradiated in fast neutron spectra
Description
Fast neutron spectra irradiations of boron carbide are being performed. Hardened spectra irradiations in ETR, material irradiations in EBR-II, and EBR-II components yielded the data which are being used for design and analysis of FFTF control elements. Boron carbide was irradiated at temperatures from 800 to 1600°F at burnup values from 2 × 1020 to 20 × 1020 captures/cm3. A variety of material parameters such as pellet density and boron-to-carbon ratios were measured. Data on gas release, swelling, thermal conductivity, microscopy, and compatibility were found to differ substantially from data obtained in thermal reactors.
Additional details
Identifiers
- DOI
- 10.13182/nt72-a31190;
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Nuclear Technology
- Journal Volume
- 16
- Journal Issue
- 1
- Series
- Nucl. Technol.
- Journal Page Range
- 238-248
- ISSN
- 0029-5450
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United States
- Country of Input or Organization
- United States
- INIS RN
- 4042736
- Subject category
- S36: MATERIALS SCIENCE;
- Descriptors DEI
- BORON CARBIDES; CONTROL ELEMENTS; DIFFUSION; EBR-2 REACTOR; GASES; HIGH TEMPERATURE; RADIATION EFFECTS; STABILITY; SWELLING; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; VERY HIGH TEMPERATURE
- Descriptors DEC
- BORON COMPOUNDS; BREEDER REACTORS; CARBIDES; EPITHERMAL REACTORS; EXPERIMENTAL REACTORS; FAST REACTORS; FBR TYPE REACTORS; FLUIDS; LIQUID METAL COOLED REACTORS; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; POWER REACTORS; REACTOR COMPONENTS; REACTORS; RESEARCH AND TEST REACTORS; SODIUM COOLED REACTORS; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES
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