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

Table 3

Material balance after injection casting of U–10 wt% Zr–5 wt% RE fuel slugs.

	Casting part	Test		Test		Test
		Mass (g)	Fraction (%)	Mass (g)	Fraction (%)	Mass (g)	Fraction (%)
Before casting	Crucible assembly	607.2	100	428.1	100	420.19	100
After casting	Crucible assembly	497.1	81.86	362.3	84.62	365.0	86.90
	Mold assembly	91.3	15.04	65.5	15.30	55.0	13.10
Fuel loss	—	18.8	3.10	0.30	0.06	0.19	0.04