Pyrolytic carbon-coated nuclear fuel
Abstract
An improved nuclear fuel kernel having at least one pyrolytic carbon coating and a silicon carbon layer is provided in which extensive interaction of fission product lanthanides with the silicon carbon layer is avoided by providing sufficient UO.sub.2 to maintain the lanthanides as oxides during in-reactor use of said fuel.
- Inventors:
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- Oak Ridge, TN
- (Oak Ridge, TN)
- Wurlingen, CH
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 863023
- Patent Number(s):
- 4077838
- Assignee:
- United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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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
G - PHYSICS G21 - NUCLEAR PHYSICS G21C - NUCLEAR REACTORS
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-26
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- pyrolytic; carbon-coated; nuclear; fuel; improved; kernel; carbon; coating; silicon; layer; provided; extensive; interaction; fission; product; lanthanides; avoided; providing; sufficient; uo; maintain; oxides; in-reactor; pyrolytic carbon; fission product; nuclear fuel; carbon layer; carbon coating; silicon carbon; improved nuclear; coated nuclear; /376/252/976/
Citation Formats
Lindemer, Terrence B, Long, Jr., Ernest L., and Beatty, Ronald L. Pyrolytic carbon-coated nuclear fuel. United States: N. p., 1978.
Web.
Lindemer, Terrence B, Long, Jr., Ernest L., & Beatty, Ronald L. Pyrolytic carbon-coated nuclear fuel. United States.
Lindemer, Terrence B, Long, Jr., Ernest L., and Beatty, Ronald L. Sun .
"Pyrolytic carbon-coated nuclear fuel". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/863023.
@article{osti_863023,
title = {Pyrolytic carbon-coated nuclear fuel},
author = {Lindemer, Terrence B and Long, Jr., Ernest L. and Beatty, Ronald L},
abstractNote = {An improved nuclear fuel kernel having at least one pyrolytic carbon coating and a silicon carbon layer is provided in which extensive interaction of fission product lanthanides with the silicon carbon layer is avoided by providing sufficient UO.sub.2 to maintain the lanthanides as oxides during in-reactor use of said fuel.},
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place = {United States},
year = {1978},
month = {1}
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