GB2063230B - Carbide fuel pellets - Google Patents

Carbide fuel pellets

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Publication number
GB2063230B
GB2063230B GB8034544A GB8034544A GB2063230B GB 2063230 B GB2063230 B GB 2063230B GB 8034544 A GB8034544 A GB 8034544A GB 8034544 A GB8034544 A GB 8034544A GB 2063230 B GB2063230 B GB 2063230B
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Prior art keywords
fuel pellets
carbide fuel
carbide
pellets
fuel
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Expired
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GB8034544A
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GB2063230A (en
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US Department of Energy
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US Department of Energy
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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
    • 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
    • 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
    • Y10S376/901—Fuel

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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)
  • Powder Metallurgy (AREA)
  • Manufacture And Refinement Of Metals (AREA)
  • Inorganic Compounds Of Heavy Metals (AREA)
  • Carbon And Carbon Compounds (AREA)
GB8034544A 1979-11-20 1980-10-27 Carbide fuel pellets Expired GB2063230B (en)

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

Publications (2)

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GB2063230A GB2063230A (en) 1981-06-03
GB2063230B true GB2063230B (en) 1983-06-08

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GB8034544A Expired GB2063230B (en) 1979-11-20 1980-10-27 Carbide fuel pellets

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US (1) US4261935A (OSRAM)
JP (1) JPS5686393A (OSRAM)
DE (1) DE3043761A1 (OSRAM)
FR (1) FR2470431A1 (OSRAM)
GB (1) GB2063230B (OSRAM)

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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

Family Cites Families (5)

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NL271698A (OSRAM) * 1960-11-29
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
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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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
FR2470431A1 (fr) 1981-05-29

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