Fabrication of U233/aluminium fuel plates for a sub-critical assembly - a second report

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dc.contributor.authorBardsley, Jen_AU
dc.contributor.authorRidal, Aen_AU
dc.date.accessioned2007-11-22T04:15:36Zen_AU
dc.date.accessioned2010-04-30T04:29:09Zen_AU
dc.date.available2007-11-22T04:15:36Zen_AU
dc.date.available2010-04-30T04:29:09Zen_AU
dc.date.issued1967-08en_AU
dc.description.abstractUranium-233 (as 938..66 g uranium dioxide) was fabricated into 176 full-size, 20 'half-size' and 2 'quarter-size' aluminium clad fuel plated. Each full-size plate contained 5 compact and 'half-size' and 'quarter-size' plates contained 2 compacts and 1 compact respectively; a compact consisted of a cold-pressed dispersion of about 1.5 g of uranium dioxide in aluminium. The technique involved mixing uranium dioxide and aluminium powders, pressing the compacts in a steel die, end-loading them into a prefabricated aluminium can and end-welding the can; following this the can underwent radiographic inspection for uniformity, decontamination, leak detection and acceptance tests, and final decontamination. Maximum permissible radiation doses to hands and bodies of the operators were not exceeded.en_AU
dc.identifier.citationBardsley, J., & Ridal, A. (1967). The fabrication of u233/ aluminium fuel plates for sub-critical assembly - a second report (AAEC/TM404). Lucas Heights: Australian Atomic Energy Commission, Research Establishment.en_AU
dc.identifier.govdoc151en_AU
dc.identifier.otherAAEC-TM-404en_AU
dc.identifier.placeofpublicationLucas Heights, New South Walesen_AU
dc.identifier.urihttp://apo.ansto.gov.au/dspace/handle/10238/248en_AU
dc.language.isoen_auen_AU
dc.publisherAustralian Atomic Energy Commissionen_AU
dc.subjectFabricationen_AU
dc.subjectUranium dioxideen_AU
dc.subjectIndustrial radiographyen_AU
dc.subjectWeldingen_AU
dc.subjectDecontaminationen_AU
dc.titleFabrication of U233/aluminium fuel plates for a sub-critical assembly - a second reporten_AU
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