CA1107054A - Process for the production of ceramic plutonium uranium nuclear fuel in the form of sintered pellets - Google Patents

Process for the production of ceramic plutonium uranium nuclear fuel in the form of sintered pellets

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CA1107054A
CA1107054A CA299,340A CA299340A CA1107054A CA 1107054 A CA1107054 A CA 1107054A CA 299340 A CA299340 A CA 299340A CA 1107054 A CA1107054 A CA 1107054A
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plutonium
uranium
microspheres
oxide
xerogel
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French (fr)
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Klaus Bischoff
Richard W. Stratton
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DER FORSCHUNG AN DER EIDGENOSSISCHEN TECHNISC HEN HOCHSCHULE Gesell zur Forderung
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    • CCHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C04CEMENTS; CONCRETE; ARTIFICIAL STONE; CERAMICS; REFRACTORIES
    • C04BLIME, MAGNESIA; SLAG; CEMENTS; COMPOSITIONS THEREOF, e.g. MORTARS, CONCRETE OR LIKE BUILDING MATERIALS; ARTIFICIAL STONE; CERAMICS; REFRACTORIES; TREATMENT OF NATURAL STONE
    • C04B35/00Shaped ceramic products characterised by their composition; Ceramics compositions; Processing powders of inorganic compounds preparatory to the manufacturing of ceramic products
    • C04B35/51Shaped 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
    • GPHYSICS
    • G21NUCLEAR PHYSICS; NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
    • G21CNUCLEAR REACTORS
    • G21C3/00Reactor fuel elements and their assemblies; Selection of substances for use as reactor fuel elements
    • G21C3/42Selection of substances for use as reactor fuel
    • G21C3/58Solid reactor fuel Pellets made of fissile material
    • G21C3/62Ceramic fuel
    • GPHYSICS
    • G21NUCLEAR PHYSICS; NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
    • G21CNUCLEAR REACTORS
    • G21C3/00Reactor fuel elements and their assemblies; Selection of substances for use as reactor fuel elements
    • G21C3/42Selection of substances for use as reactor fuel
    • G21C3/58Solid reactor fuel Pellets made of fissile material
    • G21C3/62Ceramic fuel
    • G21C3/623Oxide fuels
    • YGENERAL 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
    • Y02TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02EREDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
    • Y02E30/00Energy generation of nuclear origin
    • Y02E30/30Nuclear fission reactors
    • YGENERAL 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
    • Y10TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10STECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10S376/00Induced nuclear reactions: processes, systems, and elements
    • Y10S376/90Particular material or material shapes for fission reactors
    • Y10S376/901Fuel

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Ceramic Engineering (AREA)
  • Plasma & Fusion (AREA)
  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • High Energy & Nuclear Physics (AREA)
  • Manufacturing & Machinery (AREA)
  • Materials Engineering (AREA)
  • Structural Engineering (AREA)
  • Organic Chemistry (AREA)
  • Inorganic Compounds Of Heavy Metals (AREA)
CA299,340A 1977-03-24 1978-03-20 Process for the production of ceramic plutonium uranium nuclear fuel in the form of sintered pellets Expired CA1107054A (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

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DEP2713108.4 1977-03-24
DE2713108A DE2713108C2 (de) 1977-03-24 1977-03-24 Verfahren zur Herstellung von keramischem Plutonium-Uran-Kernbrennstoff in Form von Sinterpellets

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CA1107054A true CA1107054A (en) 1981-08-18

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US (1) US4231976A (en, 2012)
JP (1) JPS53118698A (en, 2012)
BE (1) BE865230A (en, 2012)
CA (1) CA1107054A (en, 2012)
CH (1) CH640077A5 (en, 2012)
DE (1) DE2713108C2 (en, 2012)
FR (1) FR2385188A1 (en, 2012)
IT (1) IT1093554B (en, 2012)
LU (1) LU79302A1 (en, 2012)
NL (1) NL189831C (en, 2012)

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US4397778A (en) * 1981-01-09 1983-08-09 Lloyd Milton H Coprocessed nuclear fuels containing (U, Pu) values as oxides, carbides or carbonitrides
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FR2827072B1 (fr) * 2001-07-04 2005-12-02 Commissariat Energie Atomique Procede de fabrication d'un materiau combustible nucleaire composite constitue d'amas d'(u,pu)o2 disperses dans une matrice de uo2
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FR2949598B1 (fr) * 2009-09-02 2013-03-29 Commissariat Energie Atomique Procede de preparation d'un combustible nucleaire poreux a base d'au moins un actinide mineur
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IT7821012A0 (it) 1978-03-09
US4231976A (en) 1980-11-04
FR2385188B1 (en, 2012) 1981-07-03
NL189831B (nl) 1993-03-01
IT1093554B (it) 1985-07-19
LU79302A1 (de) 1978-06-29
JPS6126637B2 (en, 2012) 1986-06-21
BE865230A (fr) 1978-07-17
FR2385188A1 (fr) 1978-10-20
NL7802616A (nl) 1978-09-26
DE2713108A1 (de) 1978-10-05
JPS53118698A (en) 1978-10-17
NL189831C (nl) 1993-08-02
DE2713108C2 (de) 1985-08-14
CH640077A5 (de) 1983-12-15

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