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Excelsior University student section awarded community education grant
The American Nuclear Society Student Section at Excelsior University in Albany, N.Y., was awarded a $5,000 grant from the ANS Student Section Strategic Fund initiative for its program, Empowering Tomorrow’s Nuclear Innovators: A Collaborative Approach to Nuclear Technology Education and Awareness.
Palanki Balakrishna, Chandru K. Asnani, R. M. Kartha, K. Ramachandran, K. Sarat Babu, Vaidyanathan Ravichandran, Bhallamudi Narasimha Murty, Chaitanyamoy Ganguly
Nuclear Technology | Volume 127 | Number 3 | September 1999 | Pages 375-381
Technical Paper | Materials for Nuclear Systems | doi.org/10.13182/NT99-A3007
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Ceramic powders for pressing and sintering are usually accepted after a sinterability test under standard conditions. However, powders not passing the standard test may still be successfully processed either by rework on the powder or by modifying the pressing and sintering conditions, achieving overall economy in production. Methods that have been developed for uranium dioxide powder are presented. A compaction map has been proposed, with precompaction pressure and final compaction pressure as axes and defect and defect-free regions marked.