TY - GEN
T1 - Recapturing graphite-based fuel element technology for nuclear thermal propulsion
AU - Trammell, Michael P.
AU - Jolly, Brian C.
AU - Miller, James H.
AU - Qualls, Arthur L.
AU - Harrison, Thomas J.
PY - 2013
Y1 - 2013
N2 - ORNL is currently recapturing graphite based fuel forms for Nuclear Thermal Propulsion (NTP). This effort involves research and development on materials selection, extrusion, and coating processes to produce fuel elements representative of historical ROVER and NERVA fuel. Initially, lab scale specimens were fabricated using surrogate oxides to develop processing parameters that could be applied to full length NTP fuel elements. Progress toward understanding the effect of these processing parameters on surrogate fuel microstructure is presented.
AB - ORNL is currently recapturing graphite based fuel forms for Nuclear Thermal Propulsion (NTP). This effort involves research and development on materials selection, extrusion, and coating processes to produce fuel elements representative of historical ROVER and NERVA fuel. Initially, lab scale specimens were fabricated using surrogate oxides to develop processing parameters that could be applied to full length NTP fuel elements. Progress toward understanding the effect of these processing parameters on surrogate fuel microstructure is presented.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84883713528&partnerID=8YFLogxK
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84883713528
SN - 9781624102226
T3 - 49th AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference
BT - 49th AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint PropulsionConference
T2 - 49th AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint PropulsionConference
Y2 - 14 July 2013 through 17 July 2013
ER -