Browsing by Subject "Uranium"
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(2012-02-14)The sintering behavior of uranium and uranium-zirconium alloys in the alpha phase were characterized in this research. Metal uranium powder was produced from pieces of depleted uranium metal acquired from the Y-12 plant ...
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(2013-07-31)Uranium-zirconium (U-Zr) alloys comprise a class of metallic nuclear fuel that is regularly considered for application in fast nuclear energy systems. The U-10wt%Zr alloy has been demonstrated to very high burnup without ...
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(Texas A&M University. Libraries, 1972)This study concerned the contemporary geochemistry of uranium in the Gulf of Mexico and adjacent areas. Hundreds of samples were analyzed using the novel delayed neutron counting technique. Emphasis was placed on understanding ...
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(2012-02-14)The development of fast reactor systems capable of burning recycled transuranic (TRU) isotopes has been underway for decades at various levels of activity. These systems could significantly alleviate nuclear waste storage ...
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(2014-11-10)The U-Pb dating methods used in many geochronology laboratories take advantage of a mixed 235U-233U spike for precise uranium isotopic measurements and current data reduction algorithms assume a uniform 238U/235U value of ...
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(2016-04-22)The design of SACRé (Small Air-Cooled Reactor) fixated on evaluations of air as a potential coolant. The assessment offered in this thesis focused on reactor physic analyses, and materials review and incorporation in a ...
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(2011-08-08)As nuclear energy grows in the United States and around the world, the expansion of the nuclear fuel cycle is inevitable. All currently deployed commercial reprocessing plants are based on the Plutonium - Uranium Extraction ...
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(2017-11-13)The combined use of 234U/238U activity ratios and uranium concentrations can be used to trace water sources within a hydrological system. Additionally, the specific uranium concentration and isotopic signature of each ...
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(2010-07-14)The research in this thesis covers the design and implementation of a depleted uranium (DU) powder production system and the initial results of a DU-Zr-Mg alloy alpha phase sintering experiment where the Mg is a surrogate ...