NEUTRONIC REACTOR FUEL ELEMENT
Abstract
A chemically nonreactive fuel composition for incorporation in aluminum- clad, plate type fuel elements for neutronic reactors is described. The composition comprises a mixture of aluminum and uranium carbide particles, the uranium carbide particles containing at least 80 wt.% UC/sub 2/.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Originating Research Org. not identified
- OSTI Identifier:
- 4106969
- Patent Number(s):
- 2967141
- Assignee:
- U.S. Atomic Energy Commission
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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G - PHYSICS G21 - NUCLEAR PHYSICS G21C - NUCLEAR REACTORS
Y - NEW / CROSS SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES Y02 - TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE Y02E - REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
- NSA Number:
- NSA-15-008324
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: Orig. Receipt Date: 31-DEC-61
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- REACTOR TECHNOLOGY; ALUMINUM; CHEMICAL REACTIONS; FUEL CANS; FUEL ELEMENTS; FUELS; PLATES; REACTORS; URANIUM CARBIDES
Citation Formats
Picklesimer, M L, and Thurber, W C. NEUTRONIC REACTOR FUEL ELEMENT. United States: N. p., 1961.
Web.
Picklesimer, M L, & Thurber, W C. NEUTRONIC REACTOR FUEL ELEMENT. United States.
Picklesimer, M L, and Thurber, W C. Sun .
"NEUTRONIC REACTOR FUEL ELEMENT". United States.
@article{osti_4106969,
title = {NEUTRONIC REACTOR FUEL ELEMENT},
author = {Picklesimer, M L and Thurber, W C},
abstractNote = {A chemically nonreactive fuel composition for incorporation in aluminum- clad, plate type fuel elements for neutronic reactors is described. The composition comprises a mixture of aluminum and uranium carbide particles, the uranium carbide particles containing at least 80 wt.% UC/sub 2/.},
doi = {},
journal = {},
number = ,
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place = {United States},
year = {Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1961},
month = {Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1961}
}
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