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Title: SPECIFICATIONS AND FABRICATION PROCEDURES FOR SM-1A CORE II STATIONARY FUEL ELEMENTS

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/4152189· OSTI ID:4152189

Stainless steel-base fuel components of thin plate-type construction and containing a dispersion of UO/sub 2/ were successfully employed in powering the Array Package Power Reactor (SM-1). The component is designed for radioactive service in pressurized water and consists of eighteen composite fuel plates joined into an integral unit or assembly by brazing. Specifications are presented which cover loading, mterials, and processing. A list of applicable drawings and a process flow diagram are included. (auth)

Research Organization:
Alco Products, Inc., Schenectady, NY (United States)
DOE Contract Number:
AT(30-3)-326
NSA Number:
NSA-14-016971
OSTI ID:
4152189
Report Number(s):
APAE-Memo-258
Resource Relation:
Other Information: Orig. Receipt Date: 31-DEC-60
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English