Processing Variables, Reactivity, and Sinterability of Uranium Oxides

Current interest in the application of uranium dioxide as a reactor fuel has stimulated investigation of methods which yield oxide bodies of high density. One objective of this investigation is to produce an oxide powder that can be fabricated into shapes having at least 90% of theoretical density by forming at moderate pressures and temperatures---about 20,000 pounds per square inch and 1650 deg C. (auth)