METHOD OF MAKING FUEL BODIES
Patent
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OSTI ID:4802646
An improved method of making a fuel body containing carbon for reactors is described. Carbides of uranium and thorium having a particle size of from 100 to 500 microns are mixed with carbon having a particle size that will pass a 200 mesh screen but be retained by a 325 mesh screen, and 10 per cent by weight pitch. The mixture is heated to a temperature of about 700 to 900 deg C, at which point bonding is effected while maintaining it under mechanical pressure of over 3,000 pounds per square inch. The entire compact is heated to a uniform temperature during the process, preferably by electrical resistance of the compact itself. (AEC)
- Research Organization:
- Originating Research Org. not identified
- NSA Number:
- NSA-16-013561
- Assignee:
- U.S. Atomic Energy Commission
- Patent Number(s):
- US 3031389
- OSTI ID:
- 4802646
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: Orig. Receipt Date: 31-DEC-62
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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