GENERAL DESCRIPTION AND OPERATION INFORMATION FOR EXPERIMENTS 8 AND 9 IN THE ORR PRESSURIZED-WATER LOOP

Uranium dioxide fuel specimens are irradiated in the pressurized-water loop concurrently. The two general types of specimens included are collapsed-clad pellitized uranium dioxide fuel rods, and vibratory-compacted sintered-and-ground uranium dioxide fuel rods. Estimates are given of specimen and loop performance at both nominal and scram or setback values.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • This document is available for review at the Department of Commerce Library, Main Commerce Building, Washington, D.C., under reference number ORNL-CF-62-5-14.
• Corporate Authors:

  Oak Ridge National Laboratory

  P. O. Box 2008
  Oak Ridge, TN  United States  37831

  Union Carbide Nuclear Company

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• Authors:
  • Haynes, V O
• Publication Date: 1962-5-16

Media Info

• Features: Appendices; Figures; Tables;
• Pagination: 14 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Fuel elements; Fuel systems; Nuclear fuels
• Old TRIS Terms: Nuclear reactor fuel elements
• Subject Areas: Energy; Marine Transportation; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00026538
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Maritime Administration
• Contract Numbers: W-7405-eng-26
• Files: TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Apr 13 1973 12:00AM