METHOD OF MAKING FUEL BODIES
This patent relates to a method of making a fuel compact having a matrix of carbon or graphite which carries the carbides of fissile material. A nuclear fuel material selected from the group including uranium and thorium carbides, silicides, and oxides is first mixed both with sufficient finely divided carbon to constitute a matrix in the final product and with a diffusional bonding material selected from the class consisting of zirconium, niobium, molybdenum, titanium, nickel, chromium, and silicon. The mixture is then heated at a temperature of 1500 to 1800 nif- C while maintaining it under a pressure of over about 2,000 pounds per square inch. Preferably, heating is accomplished by the electrical resistance of the compact itself. (AEC)
- Research Organization:
- Originating Research Org. not identified
- NSA Number:
- NSA-17-018731
- Assignee:
- U.S. Atomic Energy Commission
- Patent Number(s):
- US 3087877
- OSTI ID:
- 4731142
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: Orig. Receipt Date: 31-DEC-63
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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BONDING
CARBIDES
CARBON
CHROMIUM
DIFFUSION
ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY
FABRICATION
FISSIONABLE MATERIALS
FUEL ELEMENTS
GRAIN SIZE
GRAPHITE
HEATING
HIGH TEMPERATURE
MIXING
MOLYBDENUM
NICKEL
NIOBIUM
PRESSURE
SILICIDES
SILICON
THORIUM CARBIDES
THORIUM COMPOUNDS
THORIUM OXIDES
TITANIUM
URANIUM OXIDES
URANIUM SILICIDES
ZIRCONIUM