Development and Testing of Low Cost Fuel Elements for Power Reactor Service (open access)

Development and Testing of Low Cost Fuel Elements for Power Reactor Service

The development of swaging and vibratory compaction process for fabrication of clad UO2 fuel rods is described. The cost is less than 50% of that for an equivalent core fabricated from pellets. The irradiation testing of vibratory filled and swaged UO2 rods is reported for burn-ups from 2,000 to 12,000 Mwd/t UO2; the results indicate that the rods are capable of excellent performance power reactors.
Date: June 2, 1961
Creator: Babcock & Wilcox Company
System: The UNT Digital Library
Consolidated Edison Thorium Reactor:  Core Assembly Physics and Zero Power Tests Report (open access)

Consolidated Edison Thorium Reactor: Core Assembly Physics and Zero Power Tests Report

Results of zero power tests to confirm the nuclear design of the Consolidated Edison Thorium Reactor Core are presented. The maximum core reactivity, control rod worths, and power distribution were measured.
Date: September 1961
Creator: Edlund, Milton C. (Milton Carl), 1924-; Ball, R. M.; Deddens, J. C. & Flickinger, R. F.
System: The UNT Digital Library