Abstracts and Available Papers Presented at the
1995 International RERTR Meeting
A STUDY ON THE FORMATION OF AS-FABRICATED POROSITY
IN U3Si2 ALUMINUM DISPERSION FUELS*
G. L. Hofman and T. C. Wiencek
Argonne National Laboratory
Argonne, Illinois 60439-4841 USA
S. A. Koster van Groos
Cornell University
Ithaca, New York USA
and
Ki-Hwan Kim, Chong-Tak Lee, and Chang-Kyu Kim
Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute
Taejon, 305-600, South Korea
Presented at the1995 International Meeting on
Reduced Enrichment for Research and Test Reactors
September 18-21, 1995
Paris, France
*Work supported by the US Department of Energy
Office of Nonproliferation and National Security
under Contract No. W-31-109-38-ENG.
ABSTRACT
Fabrication porosity in U3Si2-Al dispersion fuel plates and rods has been systematically studied for comminuted and atomized U3Si2 powders. A minimum amount of porosity is formed when the maximum fuel particle size is reduced and 40 - 50% of fines are included in the fuel powder. Atomized (spherical) fuel particles are particularly suited to the extrusion process.
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Contact:
Dr.
Gerard Hofman
Senior Metallurgist
Argonne National Laboratory
9700 South Cass Avenue
Argonne, IL 60439 USA
Phone: (630) 252-6683
Fax: (630) 252-5161
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