MATERIAL-EFFECTS OF NUCLEAR RADIATION ON CERTAIN FUEL TANK SEALANTS AND PRESSURE SEALANTS

Abstract

Studies were made to determine effects of nuclear radiation at ambient reactor temperature (without fuel immersion and during fuel immersion) upon specific physical properties of 3 sealing compounds, (EC 1610, EC-1520, PR-1422), and 7 other materials. The greatest change in physical properties occurred during irradiation at flux 2 (3000 kw, 20 hrs. Of the fuel tank sealants, EC-1520 appeared the least affected by nuclear radiation. Of the other materials, a carbon black material appeared to be the least affected by radiation.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 02, 1962
Accession Number
AD0288936

Entities

People

  • H.m. Price

Organizations

  • General Dynamics

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Fuel Tanks
  • Materials
  • Nuclear Radiation
  • Physical Properties
  • Quantum Properties
  • Radiation
  • Sealing Compounds

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Electrical Engineering
  • Thermal Physics or Thermal Science.