Thoria target element failures
Description:
The thoria program at Hanford was initiated in response to an order placed by the Atomic Energy Commission for the production of uranium-233 from the irradiation of thorium or thorium oxide (thoria). The initial orders called for approximately 130 kg U-233 and subsequent orders have since increased this figure. This report provides a brief history of the thoria program, an analysis of the thoria target element failures which occurred during the irradiation phase, and the significant changes in …
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Date:
April 15, 1966
Creator:
Bowles, K. C. & Schmidt, J. P.
Partner:
UNT Libraries Government Documents Department