2007 International RERTR Meeting
Abstracts and Available Papers Presented at the Meeting
Production and Characterization of Atomized U-Mo Powder by the Rotating Electrode Process
C.R. Clark, B.R.
MuntiferingI and J.F. Jue
Idaho National Laboratory
Nuclear Programs Directorate
Idaho Falls, Idaho 83403
United States of America
I University of Idaho
College of Engineering
Moscow, Idaho 83844
United States of America
ABSTRACT
In order to produce feedstock fuel powder for irradiation testing, the Idaho National Laboratory has produced a rotating electrode type atomizer to fabricate uranium-molybdenum alloy fuel. Operating with the appropriate parameters, this laboratory-scale atomizer produces fuel in the desired size range for the RERTR dispersion experiments. Analysis of the powder shows a homogenous, rapidly solidified microstructure with fine equiaxed grains. This powder has been used to produce irradiation experiments to further test adjusted matrix U-Mo dispersion fuel.
Full paper in PDF format
- Production and
Characterization of Atomized U-Mo Powder by the
Rotating Electrode Process,
C.R. Clark et al.
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