PROCESS OF MAKING A NEUTRONIC REACTOR FUEL ELEMENT COMPOSITION

Patent · Tue Jan 13 00:00:00 EST 1959

OSTI ID:4251158

Alter, H W; Davidson, J K; Miller, R S; Mewherter, J L

A process is presented for making a ceramic-like material suitable for use as a nuclear fuel. The material consists of a solid solution of plutonium dioxide in uranium dioxide and is produced from a uranyl nitrate -plutonium nitrate solution containing uraniunm and plutonium in the desired ratio. The uranium and plutonium are first precipitated from the solution by addition of NH/ sub 4/OH and the dried precipitate is then calcined at 600 C in a hydrogen atmosphere to yield the desired solid solution of PuO/sub 2/ in UO/sub 2/.

• Research Organization: Originating Research Org. not identified
• NSA Number: NSA-13-013645
• Assignee: U.S. Atomic Energy Commission
• Patent Number(s): US 2868707
• OSTI ID: 4251158
• Resource Relation: Other Information: Orig. Receipt Date: 31-DEC-59
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

METALLURGY AND CERAMICS
AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS
CALCINATION
CERAMICS
DECOMPOSITION
FUEL ELEMENTS
HYDROGEN
HYDROXIDES
NEUTRONS
NITRATES
PATENT
PLUTONIUM NITRATES
PLUTONIUM OXIDES
PRECIPITATION
PYROLYSIS
REACTORS
SOLID SOLUTIONS
SOLUTIONS
URANIUM DIOXIDE
URANYL NITRATES