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Title: Mixed uranium dicarbide and uranium dioxide microspheres and process of making same

Abstract

Nuclear fuel microspheres are made by sintering microspheres containing uranium dioxide and uncombined carbon in a 1 mole percent carbon monoxide/99 mole percent argon atmosphere at 1550.degree. C. and then sintering the microspheres in a 3 mole percent carbon monoxide/97 mole percent argon atmosphere at the same temperature.

Inventors:
 [1]
  1. Knoxville, TN
Issue Date:
Research Org.:
Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
OSTI Identifier:
864460
Patent Number(s):
4367184
Assignee:
United States of America as represented by Department of Energy (Washington, DC)
Patent Classifications (CPCs):
G - PHYSICS G21 - NUCLEAR PHYSICS G21C - NUCLEAR REACTORS
Y - NEW / CROSS SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES 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
Resource Type:
Patent
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
mixed; uranium; dicarbide; dioxide; microspheres; process; nuclear; fuel; sintering; containing; uncombined; carbon; mole; percent; monoxide; 99; argon; atmosphere; 1550; degree; 97; temperature; percent carbon; argon atmosphere; uranium dioxide; nuclear fuel; carbon monoxide; mole percent; oxide microsphere; uranium dicarbide; containing uranium; microspheres containing; fuel microspheres; oxide microspheres; /264/252/976/

Citation Formats

Stinton, David P. Mixed uranium dicarbide and uranium dioxide microspheres and process of making same. United States: N. p., 1983. Web.
Stinton, David P. Mixed uranium dicarbide and uranium dioxide microspheres and process of making same. United States.
Stinton, David P. Sat . "Mixed uranium dicarbide and uranium dioxide microspheres and process of making same". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/864460.
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abstractNote = {Nuclear fuel microspheres are made by sintering microspheres containing uranium dioxide and uncombined carbon in a 1 mole percent carbon monoxide/99 mole percent argon atmosphere at 1550.degree. C. and then sintering the microspheres in a 3 mole percent carbon monoxide/97 mole percent argon atmosphere at the same temperature.},
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place = {United States},
year = {Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1983},
month = {Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1983}
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