A Study of In-Reactor Densification of UO2 Fuel in the MH-1A Reactor

Abstract

Density data obtained by a mercury pycnometry technique provided conclusive evidence that the UO2 fuel in the MH-1A Reactor densified during operation. On the basis of optical metallographic observations, the densification occurred by annihilation of small as-fabrication porosity. The fuel densification did not result in any obvious decrease in the integrity of the fuel rods or the fuel assembly.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 23, 1974
Accession Number
ADA008052

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  • V. W. Storhok

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  • Battelle Memorial Institute

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  • Electrical Engineering
  • Nuclear and Radiation Engineering.
  • Powder metallurgy of Titanium alloys.