Liquid-metal plasticizer for forming fuel-element kernels

It is proposed that the possibility of fabricating fuel elements by extrusion using nonremovable liquid-metal plasticizer be investigated. Alloys of sodium with potassium and thallium are examined as plasticizers. The implementation of this method will permit fabricating fuel elements remotely using...

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Published in:Atomic energy (New York, N.Y.) N.Y.), 2011-02, Vol.109 (4), p.274-277
Main Authors: Kolokol, A. S., Proshkin, A. A., Pyshin, I. V., Shimkevich, A. L.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Alloys
Analysis
Breeder reactors
Ceramics
Corrosion
Eutectics
Hadrons
Heat resistance
Heavy Ions
Indium
Metal forming
Metals
Nuclear Chemistry
Nuclear Energy
Nuclear fuels
Nuclear Physics
Nuclear power plants
Nuclear reactors
Physics
Physics and Astronomy
Potassium
Powders
Reactor fuel reprocessing
Sodium
Studies
Thallium
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Summary:It is proposed that the possibility of fabricating fuel elements by extrusion using nonremovable liquid-metal plasticizer be investigated. Alloys of sodium with potassium and thallium are examined as plasticizers. The implementation of this method will permit fabricating fuel elements remotely using high-activity fuel produced in breeder reactors.
ISSN:1063-4258
1573-8205
DOI:10.1007/s10512-011-9356-x