Swaging of Uranium Dioxide Tubes - [Part] I

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Technical report. From Abstract: "A method was developed for fabricating tubular fuel elements of uranium dioxide by swage compaction of crushed, fused UO2. The elements were 5 to 10 feet long and were clad with stainless steel. UO2 densities up to 91% of theoretical were obtained in tubes about 2.1 inches in outside diameter and 0.3 inch in wall thickness."

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Ferrara, Anthony S. August 1960.

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Technical report. From Abstract: "A method was developed for fabricating tubular fuel elements of uranium dioxide by swage compaction of crushed, fused UO2. The elements were 5 to 10 feet long and were clad with stainless steel. UO2 densities up to 91% of theoretical were obtained in tubes about 2.1 inches in outside diameter and 0.3 inch in wall thickness."

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"NUCLEAR TECHNOLOGY - MATERIALS"

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Ferrara, Anthony S. Swaging of Uranium Dioxide Tubes - [Part] I, report, August 1960; Wilmington, Delaware. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1201324/: accessed March 23, 2025), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.

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