Carbide Fuel Development: Phase 1 Report, Period of May 15 to September 15, 1959 Page: VI
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5.3 Dissolution (Experimental Study) .-.........-.-..-........... 60
5.4 Fission Product Separation (Literature Study)................. 61
5.5 Bibliography for Section 5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . 61
6. Plutonium Facility Design and Construction.. . .................. 64
6.1 Introduction . ............................. .. . 64
6.2 Health and Safety ..-.-...........................64
6.2.1 Introduction...... .........................64
6.2.2 Background Information......-...-. . . . . . . . ... . . . . 64
6.2.3 Hazard Control......................... .... . 65
6.3 Facility for Fuel Carbide Fabrication and Cold Reprocessing at The Carborundum
Company................. . .. . ........ 66
6.3.1 Laboratory. ........ ... .......... . ". ...... 66
6.3.2 Box Design............ -.-...-.-.- ...-.-... ......66
6.3.3 Box Arrangement..............-...-.- .....-. .. 67
6.3.4 Box Outfitting............ .. ... .... 67
6.3.5 Gas Systems......... ..... . . .......... 69
6.4 Facility for Carbide Evaluation at NDA-.-...............................70
6.4.1 Laboratory . . . . . . . . . 70
6.4.2 Box Design . . . . . . 71
6.4.3 Box Arrangement.....................-.-...-.-.-.-.-. . . 72
6.4.4 Box Outfitting........................................-.-...72
6.4.5 Gas Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
6.4.6 Irradiation Test Design .-. ...........-.-.-.. ......-... 76
6.4.7 Capsule Heater Tests........ .... ........... 79
6.5 References for Section 6........ .... .. ..... ..... 79
7. Appendix. .-.-...................-.-......-...................... 88
7.1 Cost Calculations . . .-..-.-.-.-.-..........88
7.1.1 Net Fuel Material Cost, Cm.....-...--.-.....-....-.....-..-.-.-..89
7.1.2 Fuel Fabrication Cost, Cf ........ . .......... 90
7.1.3 Spent Fuel Processing Cost, Cp . . . . .....91
7.1.4 Fuel Cycle Working Capital Costs. . .. . .......... 93
7.1.5 Fuel Material Lease Charge, C......... .....93
7.1.6 Total Fuel Cost, M...-...-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-. ..... 93
7.1.7 Summary of Costs. ...... ............ . . . . . . 94
7.2 Fission Product Buildup at High Burnup. .... . .... ....... 94
7.3 Chemical Analysis Techniques. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
7.3.1 Uranium (Gravimetric Analysis at The Carborundum Company) . . . . . 95
7.3.2 Carbon Analysis................................................95
7.3.3 Nitrogen Analysis .. .. .-...... ... 95
7.3.4 Iron Analysis.......... .... . ....... ..... 95
7.3.5 Proposed Future Methods ....... ... . .......... 96vi
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Bolomey, R.; Lazerus, S.; Sapir, J.; Sofer, G.; Steinmetz, H.; Strasser, A. et al. Carbide Fuel Development: Phase 1 Report, Period of May 15 to September 15, 1959, report, October 15, 1959; Washington D.C.. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc502678/m1/8/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.