ALD coating of nuclear fuel actinides materials
Abstract
The invention provides a method of forming a nuclear fuel pellet of a uranium containing fuel alternative to UO.sub.2, with the steps of obtaining a fuel form in a powdered state; coating the fuel form in a powdered state with at least one layer of a material; and sintering the powdered fuel form into a fuel pellet. Also provided is a sintered nuclear fuel pellet of a uranium containing fuel alternative to UO.sub.2, wherein the pellet is made from particles of fuel, wherein the particles of fuel are particles of a uranium containing moiety, and wherein the fuel particles are coated with at least one layer between about 1 nm to about 4 nm thick of a material using atomic layer deposition, and wherein the at least one layer of the material substantially surrounds each interfacial grain barrier after the powdered fuel form has been sintered.
- Inventors:
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1379162
- Patent Number(s):
- 9,754,687
- Application Number:
- 14/017,138
- Assignee:
- UCHICAGO ARGONNE, LLC
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC02-06CH11357
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Patent File Date: 2013 Sep 03
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 11 NUCLEAR FUEL CYCLE AND FUEL MATERIALS
Citation Formats
Yacout, A. M., Pellin, Michael J., Yun, Di, and Billone, Mike. ALD coating of nuclear fuel actinides materials. United States: N. p., 2017.
Web.
Yacout, A. M., Pellin, Michael J., Yun, Di, & Billone, Mike. ALD coating of nuclear fuel actinides materials. United States.
Yacout, A. M., Pellin, Michael J., Yun, Di, and Billone, Mike. 2017.
"ALD coating of nuclear fuel actinides materials". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1379162.
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