This document is a compilation of compacting and characterization data for the matrix ring blank set ARB-B1. These ring blanks were made using a graphite/resin blend of natural and synthetic graphite flake mixed with Hexion SD-1708 novolac resin (Blend I). The Blend I material was provided to Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) by Babcock & Wilcox (B&W). Thirty of the 26 mm diameter, 63 mm long solid cylindrical ring blanks were shipped from ORNL to Idaho National Laboratory (INL) for machining and possible insertion into the Advanced Gas Reactor Fuel Development and Qualification (AGR) program’s third irradiation test (AGR-3/4). A previous batch of ring blanks (lot RDKRS), made from an ORNL produced graphite/resin blend of natural and synthetic graphite flake mixed with Hexion SC-1008 resole resin, has also been shipped from ORNL to INL (see data compilation report ORNL/TM-2011/127).
