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Title: NUCLEAR REACTOR FUEL ELEMENTS AND METHOD OF PREPARATION

Patent ·
OSTI ID:4696060

A fuel element consisting of uranium nitride and uranium carbide in the form of discrete particles in a solid coherent matrix of a metal such as steel, beryllium, uranium, or zirconium and clad with a metal such as steel, aluminum, zirconium, or beryllium is described. The element is made by mixing powdered uranium nitride and uranium carbide with powdered matrix metal, then compacting and sintering the mixture. (AEC)

Research Organization:
Originating Research Org. not identified
NSA Number:
NSA-17-031716
Assignee:
U.S. Atomic Energy Commission
Patent Number(s):
US 3096263
OSTI ID:
4696060
Resource Relation:
Other Information: Orig. Receipt Date: 31-DEC-63
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English