An Estimation of the Thermal Properties of Pu-Rich Metallic Fuel

Table 2

Obtained Nordheim coefficients for U-Zr and U-Pu-Zr alloys.

(Nordheim coefficient)
For published data	For estimation	a	b
Zr-rich (U-Zr alloy)	Pu-40Zr (Pu-64at%Zr)
U-rich (U-Zr alloy)	—
U-Zr-rich (U-Pu-Zr alloy)	Pu-20U-20Zr (Pu-15at%U-40at%Zr)