High loading uranium fuel plate
Abstract
Two embodiments of a high uranium fuel plate are disclosed which contain a meat comprising structured uranium compound confined between a pair of diffusion bonded ductile metal cladding plates uniformly covering the meat, the meat having a uniform high fuel loading comprising a content of uranium compound greater than about 45 Vol. % at a porosity not greater than about 10 Vol. %. In a first embodiment, the meat is a plurality of parallel wires of uranium compound. In a second embodiment, the meat is a dispersion compact containing uranium compound. The fuel plates are fabricated by a hot isostatic pressing process.
- Inventors:
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- Bolingbrook, IL
- Indian Head Park, IL
- Palos Heights, IL
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 867560
- Patent Number(s):
- 4963317
- 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-31109-ENG-38
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- loading; uranium; fuel; plate; embodiments; disclosed; contain; meat; comprising; structured; compound; confined; pair; diffusion; bonded; ductile; metal; cladding; plates; uniformly; covering; uniform; content; 45; vol; porosity; 10; embodiment; plurality; parallel; wires; dispersion; compact; containing; fabricated; hot; isostatic; pressing; process; hot isostatic; isostatic pressing; uranium fuel; parallel wire; uranium compound; containing uranium; fuel plate; cladding plates; comprising structure; diffusion bonded; fuel plates; fusion bond; metal clad; plates uniformly; ductile metal; /376/264/976/
Citation Formats
Wiencek, Thomas C, Domagala, Robert F, and Thresh, Henry R. High loading uranium fuel plate. United States: N. p., 1990.
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title = {High loading uranium fuel plate},
author = {Wiencek, Thomas C and Domagala, Robert F and Thresh, Henry R},
abstractNote = {Two embodiments of a high uranium fuel plate are disclosed which contain a meat comprising structured uranium compound confined between a pair of diffusion bonded ductile metal cladding plates uniformly covering the meat, the meat having a uniform high fuel loading comprising a content of uranium compound greater than about 45 Vol. % at a porosity not greater than about 10 Vol. %. In a first embodiment, the meat is a plurality of parallel wires of uranium compound. In a second embodiment, the meat is a dispersion compact containing uranium compound. The fuel plates are fabricated by a hot isostatic pressing process.},
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