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NEUP honors young ANS members with R&D awards
Each year, the Department of Energy’s Nuclear Energy University Program (NEUP) recognizes graduate and undergraduate students for their innovative nuclear energy research. The winners of the Innovations in Nuclear Energy Research and Development Student Competition (INSC) receive honoraria along with travel and conference opportunities, including the chance to present their publications at the annual American Nuclear Society Winter Conference & Expo.
C. A. Smith, Frank Rough
Nuclear Science and Engineering | Volume 6 | Number 5 | November 1959 | Pages 391-395
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/NSE59-A25677
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Specimens of uranium monocarbide of nearly theoretical density were prepared by are melting and casting. Physical property measurements of the unirradiated materials included hardness, density, electrical resistivity, thermal conductivity, linear expansion, modulus of elasticity, and compatibility with NaK and stainless steel. One group of specimens has been irradiated in the MTR to a burnup of 1400 Mwd/ton of uranium. Swelling was found to be in the range of 0.66 to 2.53%. Fission recoil from the surface of the specimens could account for the observed gas release.
