Materials, Fabrication and Performance of the EBWR Control Rods

Nicholas Balai

doi:dx.doi.org/10.13182/NSE58-A25539

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Home / Publications / Journals / Nuclear Science and Engineering / Volume 4 / Number 3

Materials, Fabrication and Performance of the EBWR Control Rods

Nicholas Balai

Nuclear Science and Engineering / Volume 4 / Number 3 / September 1958 / Pages 429-438

Symposium on Reactor Control Materials / dx.doi.org/10.13182/NSE58-A25539

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Design, procurement, fabrication, and performance testing of control rod materials for the EBWR are reviewed. Construction of the EBWR afforded an opportunity to reduce control rod costs by using a newly developed stainless steel alloy containing high concentrations of natural boron. Costs and performance (to date) of these rods are compared with hafnium-Zircaloy 2 rods.