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Title: Fuel element design for the enhanced destruction of plutonium in a nuclear reactor

Patent ·
OSTI ID:335485

A uranium-free fuel for a fast nuclear reactor comprising an alloy of Pu, Zr and Hf, wherein Hf is present in an amount less than about 10% by weight of the alloy. The fuel may be in the form of a Pu alloy surrounded by a Zr--Hf alloy or an alloy of Pu--Zr--Hf or a combination of both. 7 figs.

Research Organization:
Univ. of Chicago, IL (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
DOE Contract Number:
W-31109-ENG-38
Assignee:
Dept. of Energy, Washington, DC (United States)
Patent Number(s):
US 5,887,044/A/
Application Number:
PAN: 8-922,019; TRN: 99:004575
OSTI ID:
335485
Resource Relation:
Other Information: PBD: 23 Mar 1999
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

References (1)

Metallic fast reactor fuels journal January 1997