FR2830974B1 - FUEL FOR NUCLEAR FISSION REACTOR - Google Patents

FUEL FOR NUCLEAR FISSION REACTOR

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FR2830974B1
FR2830974B1 FR0113370A FR0113370A FR2830974B1 FR 2830974 B1 FR2830974 B1 FR 2830974B1 FR 0113370 A FR0113370 A FR 0113370A FR 0113370 A FR0113370 A FR 0113370A FR 2830974 B1 FR2830974 B1 FR 2830974B1
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fuel
plutonium
uranium
nuclear fission
fission reactor
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Ujjwal Vikas
Charles Fribourg
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TechnicAtome SA
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    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C22—METALLURGY; FERROUS OR NON-FERROUS ALLOYS; TREATMENT OF ALLOYS OR NON-FERROUS METALS
    • C22C—ALLOYS
    • C22C43/00—Alloys containing radioactive materials
    • 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
    • G21C3/60—Metallic fuel; Intermetallic dispersions
    • 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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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
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  • Dispersion Chemistry (AREA)
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  • Monitoring And Testing Of Nuclear Reactors (AREA)

Abstract

The fuel for a nuclear fission reactor fuel comprises an alloy of beryllium with plutonium and/or uranium, having 12 - 20 atoms of beryllium to each atom of plutonium and/or uranium, and the mass of the plutonium and/or uranium being 50 - 96 per cent of the total mass of the alloy. Preferred Features: The fuel can be in the form of pencils, needles, plates, balls or particles and used in sleeves of stainless steel, zirconium and carbon compounds. It can be used in a nuclear reactor with its core cooled by light or heavy water, organic fluids, gases such as CO2, helium or hydrogen, or liquid metals such as lithium, gallium, sodium or potassium.
FR0113370A 2001-10-17 2001-10-17 FUEL FOR NUCLEAR FISSION REACTOR Expired - Fee Related FR2830974B1 (en)

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US2938784A (en) * 1946-01-09 1960-05-31 Frank H Spedding Nuclear fuel composition
US2826495A (en) * 1946-07-17 1958-03-11 Frank H Spedding Alloy for use in nuclear fission
GB811841A (en) * 1947-03-10 1959-04-15 Atomic Energy Authority Uk Improvements in or relating to uranium alloys
US2917383A (en) * 1949-07-29 1959-12-15 Henry A Saller Fabrication of uranium-aluminum alloys
GB821424A (en) * 1954-01-13 1959-10-07 Atomic Energy Authority Uk Alloys of beryllium
US3055816A (en) * 1959-10-19 1962-09-25 Robert M Paine Intermetallic compositions
FR1332984A (en) * 1961-09-01 1963-07-19 Nukem Gmbh Uranium alloys and nuclear fuels containing the aforesaid alloys
FR1458144A (en) * 1965-04-03 1966-03-04 Cie Pour L Etude Et La Realisa Advanced uranium alloys for nuclear fuels
US3981722A (en) * 1974-10-31 1976-09-21 Allied Chemical Corporation Amorphous alloys in the U-Cr-V system

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