High temperature ceramic nuclear fuel system for light water reactors and lead fast reactors
Abstract
An improved, accident tolerant fuel for use in light water and lead fast reactors is described. The fuel includes a ceramic cladding, such as a multi-layered silicon carbide cladding, and fuel pellets formed from U15N and from 100 to 10000 ppm of a boron-containing integral fuel burnable absorber, such as UB2 or ZrB2.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Westinghouse Electric Company LLC, Cranberry Township, PA (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1600431
- Patent Number(s):
- 10515728
- Application Number:
- 15/706,972
- Assignee:
- Westinghouse Electric Company LLC (Cranberry Township, PA)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
-
B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B32 - LAYERED PRODUCTS B32B - LAYERED PRODUCTS, i.e. PRODUCTS BUILT-UP OF STRATA OF FLAT OR NON-FLAT, e.g. CELLULAR OR HONEYCOMB, FORM
C - CHEMISTRY C04 - CEMENTS C04B - LIME, MAGNESIA
- DOE Contract Number:
- NE0008222
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Patent File Date: 09/18/2017
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 11 NUCLEAR FUEL CYCLE AND FUEL MATERIALS
Citation Formats
Lahoda, Edward J., and Boylan, Frank A. High temperature ceramic nuclear fuel system for light water reactors and lead fast reactors. United States: N. p., 2019.
Web.
Lahoda, Edward J., & Boylan, Frank A. High temperature ceramic nuclear fuel system for light water reactors and lead fast reactors. United States.
Lahoda, Edward J., and Boylan, Frank A. Tue .
"High temperature ceramic nuclear fuel system for light water reactors and lead fast reactors". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1600431.
@article{osti_1600431,
title = {High temperature ceramic nuclear fuel system for light water reactors and lead fast reactors},
author = {Lahoda, Edward J. and Boylan, Frank A.},
abstractNote = {An improved, accident tolerant fuel for use in light water and lead fast reactors is described. The fuel includes a ceramic cladding, such as a multi-layered silicon carbide cladding, and fuel pellets formed from U15N and from 100 to 10000 ppm of a boron-containing integral fuel burnable absorber, such as UB2 or ZrB2.},
doi = {},
journal = {},
number = ,
volume = ,
place = {United States},
year = {2019},
month = {12}
}
Save to My Library
You must Sign In or Create an Account in order to save documents to your library.
Works referenced in this record:
SIC-composite material sleeve and process for producing the same
patent, June 2001
- Maruyama, Tadashi; Onose, Shoji; Mitsuno, Shiro
- US Patent Document 6,246,740
Use of Isotopically Enriched Nitride in Actinide Fuel in Nuclear Reactors
patent-application, December 2005
- Lahoda, Edward J.; Brown, Jeffery A.; Pati, Satya R.
- US Patent Application 10/879416; 20050286676
Monolithic ceramic/fiber reinforced ceramic composite
patent, February 1995
- Zender, Mark D.
- US Patent Document 5,391,428
Nuclear Fuel Elements
patent, February 1969
- Biancheria, Amilcare; Allio, Robert J.
- US Patent Document 3,427,222
Multi-layered ceramic tube for fuel containment barrier and other applications in nuclear and fossil power plants
patent-application, February 2006
- Feinroth, Herbert; Hao, Bernard R.
- US Patent Application 11/144786; 20060039524
Two-dimensional SiC/SiC composites processed according to the isobaric-isothermal chemical vapor infiltration gas phase route
journal, October 1992
- Naslain, R.
- Journal of Alloys and Compounds, Vol. 188
Nuclear reactor core having nuclear fuel and composite burnable absorber arranged for power peaking and moderator temperature coefficient control
patent, September 1992
- Kapil, Sushil K.
- US Patent Document 5,147,598
SiC matrix fuel cladding tube with spark plasma sintered end plugs
patent, September 2016
- Xu, Peng; Lahoda, Edward J.; Hallstadius, Lars
- US Patent Document 9,455,053
Nuclear Reactor Fuel Element Having Silicon Carbide Multilayered Cladding and Thoria-Based Fissionable Fuel
patent-application, July 2014
- Feinroth, Herbert; Markham, Gregory T.; Shwageraus, Eugene
- US Patent Application 14/126614; 20140192949
Silicon carbide material for nuclear applications, precursor and method for forming same, and structures including the material
patent-application, August 2007
- Easler, Timothy E.; Szweda, Andrew; Stein, Eric
- US Patent Application 11/357716; 20070189952
Use of Isotopically Enriched Nitrogen in Actinide Fuel in Nuclear Reactors
patent-application, July 2010
- Lahoda, Edward J.; Brown, Jeffrey A.; Pati, Satya R.
- US Patent Application 11/760179; 20100166133
Use of Isotopically Enriched Actinide Fuel in Nuclear Reactors
patent-application, November 2006
- Lahoda, Edward J.; Brown, Jeffrey A.; Pati, Satya R.
- US Patent Application 11/352789; 20060251206
Use of boron or enriched boron 10 in UO2
patent, November 2006
- Lahoda, Edward J.
- US Patent Document 7,139,360
Neutronic fuel element fabrication
patent, February 2004
- Korton, George
- US Patent Document 6,697,448
Water cooled nuclear reactor and fuel elements therefor
patent, January 1993
- Feinroth, Herbert
- US Patent Document 5,182,077
Use of boron or enriched boron 10 in UO2
patent, June 2011
- Lahoda, Edward J.; Hallstadias, Lars
- US Patent Document 7,961,836
Continuous SiC fiber, CVI SiC matrix composites for nuclear applications: Properties and irradiation effects
journal, May 2014
- Katoh, Yutai; Ozawa, Kazumi; Shih, Chunghao
- Journal of Nuclear Materials, Vol. 448, Issue 1-3
Silicon carbide sintered article and method
patent, August 1994
- Hanzawa, Shigeru; Komiyama, Tsuneo
- US Patent Document 5,338,576
Nuclear reactor core having nuclear fuel and composite burnable absorber arranged for power peaking and moderator temperature coefficient control
patent, December 1991
- Kapil, Sushil K.
- US Patent Document 5,075,075
Silicon carbide multilayered cladding and nuclear reactor fuel element for use in water-cooled nuclear power reactors
patent-application, February 2016
- Feinroth, Herbert; Ales, Matthew W.; Markham, Gregory T.
- US Patent Application 14/012242; 20160049211