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Metallurgy Division Quarterly Report for April, May, and June 1957

Description: Adwanced Water Reactor Progran. Seven reaction couples were studied for 60 days at 600 and 800-C:. graphite; lead with Zircaloy-2 amd stainless steel; amd graphite with Zircaloy-2. No reactions were observed at 600 C and only lead-Zircaloy-2 appeared to react at 8OO C. Fast Power Breeder Reactor Program. EBR-I Mark III core is being fabricated. Tests in Borax-rV on sheetu showed fracturing dependent on UO/sub 2/ content. Non-destructive testing development continued. Alloying with Ru showed no … more
Date: July 1, 1958
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Metallurgy Division Quarterly Report for July, August, and September 1953

Description: >Progress is reported in the extrusion of Cu-clad Zr billets into tubing, welding of Zr strip into tubing using a roder resistance welding tube mill, piercing of Zr billets into a base tube, the casting and fabrication of U-- Nb alloys, the rolling of Zircaloy sheet, the roll-cladding of Zircaloy to U--Nb alloys, the fabrication of plate type reactor fuel elements of U--Hb alloys roll bonded with Zircaloy, fabrication of a complete U/sup 235/--Zr fuel slug for the EBR, the fabrication of U-- Zr… more
Date: September 30, 1953
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