FR2470431A1 - Procede de fabrication de combustibles nucleaires faits de carbures contenant du thorium - Google Patents
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- FR2470431A1 FR2470431A1 FR8024659A FR8024659A FR2470431A1 FR 2470431 A1 FR2470431 A1 FR 2470431A1 FR 8024659 A FR8024659 A FR 8024659A FR 8024659 A FR8024659 A FR 8024659A FR 2470431 A1 FR2470431 A1 FR 2470431A1
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- 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
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- 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
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- Y02E30/30—Nuclear fission reactors
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- 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
- Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
- Y10S—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
- Y10S376/00—Induced nuclear reactions: processes, systems, and elements
- Y10S376/90—Particular material or material shapes for fission reactors
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- Manufacture And Refinement Of Metals (AREA)
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Applications Claiming Priority (1)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| US06/096,261 US4261935A (en) | 1979-11-20 | 1979-11-20 | Fabrication of thorium bearing carbide fuels |
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| Publication Number | Publication Date |
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| FR2470431A1 true FR2470431A1 (fr) | 1981-05-29 |
| FR2470431B1 FR2470431B1 (OSRAM) | 1983-06-24 |
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| Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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| FR8024659A Granted FR2470431A1 (fr) | 1979-11-20 | 1980-11-20 | Procede de fabrication de combustibles nucleaires faits de carbures contenant du thorium |
Country Status (5)
| Country | Link |
|---|---|
| US (1) | US4261935A (OSRAM) |
| JP (1) | JPS5686393A (OSRAM) |
| DE (1) | DE3043761A1 (OSRAM) |
| FR (1) | FR2470431A1 (OSRAM) |
| GB (1) | GB2063230B (OSRAM) |
Families Citing this family (6)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US4367184A (en) * | 1980-12-17 | 1983-01-04 | The United States Of America As Represented By The Department Of Energy | Mixed uranium dicarbide and uranium dioxide microspheres and process of making same |
| US5386439A (en) * | 1983-09-13 | 1995-01-31 | Framatome | Spectral shift nuclear reactor with improved efficiency |
| CN103189925B (zh) | 2010-09-03 | 2016-09-14 | 加拿大原子能有限公司 | 含钍的核燃料棒束以及包含这种核燃料棒束的核反应堆 |
| KR20170052701A (ko) | 2010-11-15 | 2017-05-12 | 아토믹 에너지 오브 캐나다 리미티드 | 중성자 흡수제를 함유하는 핵연료 |
| US10950356B2 (en) | 2010-11-15 | 2021-03-16 | Atomic Energy Of Canada Limited | Nuclear fuel containing recycled and depleted uranium, and nuclear fuel bundle and nuclear reactor comprising same |
| CN107134299B (zh) * | 2017-05-08 | 2019-03-01 | 中国科学院上海应用物理研究所 | 一种钍基碳化物和/或钍基碳氧化物的陶瓷微球的制备方法 |
Citations (2)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FR1303488A (fr) * | 1961-06-19 | 1962-09-14 | Commissariat Energie Atomique | Perfectionnements apportés aux procédés de frittage des carbures du genre des carbures d'uranium et de plutonium |
| DE1181187B (de) * | 1960-11-29 | 1964-11-12 | Euratom | Verfahren zur Herstellung von Kern-brennstoffcarbiden |
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| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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| US3347749A (en) * | 1965-09-07 | 1967-10-17 | Westinghouse Electric Corp | Modified carbide fuels |
| DE2049573A1 (de) * | 1970-10-09 | 1972-06-15 | Nukem Gmbh | Kernbrennstoff aus Uran-Plutonium-Karbid bzw. Uran-Plutonium-Nitrid |
| US3953556A (en) * | 1973-01-12 | 1976-04-27 | The United States Of America As Represented By The United States Energy Research And Development Administration | Method of preparing uranium nitride or uranium carbonitride bodies |
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- 1979-11-20 US US06/096,261 patent/US4261935A/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
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- 1980-10-27 GB GB8034544A patent/GB2063230B/en not_active Expired
- 1980-11-20 FR FR8024659A patent/FR2470431A1/fr active Granted
- 1980-11-20 DE DE19803043761 patent/DE3043761A1/de not_active Withdrawn
- 1980-11-20 JP JP16401980A patent/JPS5686393A/ja active Pending
Patent Citations (2)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DE1181187B (de) * | 1960-11-29 | 1964-11-12 | Euratom | Verfahren zur Herstellung von Kern-brennstoffcarbiden |
| FR1303488A (fr) * | 1961-06-19 | 1962-09-14 | Commissariat Energie Atomique | Perfectionnements apportés aux procédés de frittage des carbures du genre des carbures d'uranium et de plutonium |
Also Published As
| Publication number | Publication date |
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| GB2063230B (en) | 1983-06-08 |
| US4261935A (en) | 1981-04-14 |
| JPS5686393A (en) | 1981-07-14 |
| DE3043761A1 (de) | 1981-08-27 |
| GB2063230A (en) | 1981-06-03 |
| FR2470431B1 (OSRAM) | 1983-06-24 |
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