CA1009434A - Fabrication process for nuclear fuel pellets - Google Patents

Fabrication process for nuclear fuel pellets

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CA1009434A
CA1009434A CA168,494A CA168494A CA1009434A CA 1009434 A CA1009434 A CA 1009434A CA 168494 A CA168494 A CA 168494A CA 1009434 A CA1009434 A CA 1009434A
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fabrication process
nuclear fuel
fuel pellets
pellets
nuclear
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CA168,494A
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CA168494S (en
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Eric J. Ramm
Thomas Davidson
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Australian Atomic Energy Commission
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Australian Atomic Energy Commission
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    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C04—CEMENTS; CONCRETE; ARTIFICIAL STONE; CERAMICS; REFRACTORIES
    • C04B—LIME, MAGNESIA; SLAG; CEMENTS; COMPOSITIONS THEREOF, e.g. MORTARS, CONCRETE OR LIKE BUILDING MATERIALS; ARTIFICIAL STONE; CERAMICS; REFRACTORIES; TREATMENT OF NATURAL STONE
    • C04B35/00—Shaped ceramic products characterised by their composition; Ceramics compositions; Processing powders of inorganic compounds preparatory to the manufacturing of ceramic products
    • C04B35/622—Forming processes; Processing powders of inorganic compounds preparatory to the manufacturing of ceramic products
    • C04B35/626—Preparing or treating the powders individually or as batches ; preparing or treating macroscopic reinforcing agents for ceramic products, e.g. fibres; mechanical aspects section B
    • C04B35/63—Preparing or treating the powders individually or as batches ; preparing or treating macroscopic reinforcing agents for ceramic products, e.g. fibres; mechanical aspects section B using additives specially adapted for forming the products, e.g.. binder binders
    • C04B35/632—Organic additives
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C04—CEMENTS; CONCRETE; ARTIFICIAL STONE; CERAMICS; REFRACTORIES
    • C04B—LIME, MAGNESIA; SLAG; CEMENTS; COMPOSITIONS THEREOF, e.g. MORTARS, CONCRETE OR LIKE BUILDING MATERIALS; ARTIFICIAL STONE; CERAMICS; REFRACTORIES; TREATMENT OF NATURAL STONE
    • C04B35/00—Shaped ceramic products characterised by their composition; Ceramics compositions; Processing powders of inorganic compounds preparatory to the manufacturing of ceramic products
    • C04B35/51—Shaped ceramic products characterised by their composition; Ceramics compositions; Processing powders of inorganic compounds preparatory to the manufacturing of ceramic products based on compounds of actinides
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G21—NUCLEAR PHYSICS; NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
    • G21C—NUCLEAR REACTORS
    • G21C3/00—Reactor fuel elements and their assemblies; Selection of substances for use as reactor fuel elements
    • G21C3/42—Selection of substances for use as reactor fuel
    • G21C3/58—Solid reactor fuel Pellets made of fissile material
    • G21C3/62—Ceramic fuel
    • G21C3/623—Oxide fuels
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02E—REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
    • Y02E30/00—Energy generation of nuclear origin
    • Y02E30/30—Nuclear fission reactors

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Ceramic Engineering (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Manufacturing & Machinery (AREA)
  • Structural Engineering (AREA)
  • Materials Engineering (AREA)
  • Organic Chemistry (AREA)
  • Plasma & Fusion (AREA)
  • Inorganic Chemistry (AREA)
  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • High Energy & Nuclear Physics (AREA)
  • Solid Fuels And Fuel-Associated Substances (AREA)
CA168,494A 1972-04-13 1973-04-11 Fabrication process for nuclear fuel pellets Expired CA1009434A (en)

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AUPA859372 1972-04-13

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CA1009434A true CA1009434A (en) 1977-05-03

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Families Citing this family (7)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
ES466430A1 (en) * 1977-02-04 1979-02-01 Westinghouse Electric Corp Remote nuclear green pellet processing system
US4193502A (en) * 1977-04-29 1980-03-18 Westinghouse Electric Corp. Pellet dimension checker
SE448328B (en) * 1981-05-19 1987-02-09 British Nuclear Fuels Plc PROCEDURE FOR PREPARING A NUCLEAR FUEL WITH ANNUAL LAYER AND NUCLEAR FUEL PREPARED ACCORDING TO THE PROCEDURE
GB2127735A (en) * 1982-07-21 1984-04-18 Atomic Energy Authority Uk Extruding loose (particulate) material into coherent bodies
GB9425474D0 (en) * 1994-12-16 1995-02-15 British Nuclear Fuels Plc Manufacturing ceramic pellets
JPH10186076A (en) * 1996-11-01 1998-07-14 General Electric Co <Ge> Segment type fuel pellet and its manufacture
AU2260199A (en) 1999-01-26 2000-08-18 Belgonucleaire Sa Method for dry process recycling of mixed (u, pu)o2 oxide nuclear fuel waste

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