PRODUCTION OF HIGH DENSITY SINTERED URANIUM OXIDE

Patent · Wed Aug 14 00:00:00 EDT 1963

OSTI ID:4647097

Rawson, H; Elyard, C A

A process for obtaining a sintered UO/sub 2/ ceramic of high density for use as a reactor fuel is patented. The process consists of compacting a mixture of powdered oxide of U in the composition range UO/sub 2.1/ to UO/sub 2.25/ with up to 0.1% by weight of Pt uniformly dispersed over the surface of the oxide particles. The compacted mixture is sintered at a temperature of 1400 deg C. The Pt is dispersed over the surface of the oxide particles by mixing the UO/sub 2/ with a water solution of a Pt salt and heating the mixture in an inert atmosphere to decompose the salt. The sintered compacted body may be heated in H to a temperature of 1200 deg C to reduce the oxide to UO/sub 2/ of stoichiometric ratio. (M.P.G.)

• Research Organization: Originating Research Org. not identified
• NSA Number: NSA-17-037501
• OSTI ID: 4647097
• Report Number(s): GB 934254
• Country of Publication: United Kingdom
• Language: English

Related Subjects

CERAMICS
COMPACTING
DECOMPOSITION
DENSITY
DISPERSIONS
FUELS
HIGH TEMPERATURE
HYDROGEN
INERT GASES
METALS, CERAMICS, AND OTHER MATERIALS
MIXING
PLATINUM
PLATINUM COMPOUNDS
POWDERS
PRODUCTION
REDUCTION
SALTS
SINTERING
SOLUTIONS
SURFACES
URANIUM DIOXIDE
WATER