Preparation of U–Zr–Mn, a Surrogate Alloy for Recycling Fast Reactor Fuel

Table 2

Concentrations of Mn and Si according to position of U–10Zr–5Mn fuel slugs prepared by injection casting.

Fuel slug location	Test		Test		Test
	Mn (wt%)	Si (wt%)	Mn (wt%)	Si (wt%)	Mn (wt%)	Si (wt%)
Lower
1	1.51	0.09	5.19	0.03	5.01	0.06
2	1.52	0.04	5.03	0.02	5.26	0.02
Middle
1	1.49	0.02	5.11	0.02	5.28	0.02
2	1.48	0.03	5.06	0.02	5.36	0.01
Upper
1	1.56	0.02	5.18	0.01	4.92	0.01
2	1.80	0.01	5.18	0.01	4.91	0.01