Operating report: Corrosion testing of aluminum-clad Pu-Al fuel elements in the C-1 Loop

摘要

The first series of tests in the C-1 Loop was designed to test the corrosion characteristics of several aluminum alloys at coolant temperatures up to 290C. Details of the test are documented elsewhere. Four fuel assemblies were irradiated. This report sizes the operating history and the pertinent test data for each of these assemblies.