Fuel element design for the enhanced destruction of plutonium in a nuclear reactor
Patent
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OSTI ID:872218
- Idaho Falls, ID
- Bolingbrook, IL
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.
- Research Organization:
- Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-31109-ENG-38
- Assignee:
- United States of America as respresented by United States (Washington, DC)
- Patent Number(s):
- US 5887044
- OSTI ID:
- 872218
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
Metallic fast reactor fuels
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journal | January 1997 |
Fuel constituent redistribution during the early stages of U-Pu-Zr irradiation
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journal | July 1990 |
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