Apparatus for injection casting metallic nuclear energy fuel rods

Seidel, Bobby R; Tracy, Donald B; Griffiths, Vernon

Title: Apparatus for injection casting metallic nuclear energy fuel rods

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Molds for making metallic nuclear fuel rods are provided which present reduced risks to the environment by reducing radioactive waste. In one embodiment, the mold is consumable with the fuel rod, and in another embodiment, part of the mold can be re-used. Several molds can be arranged together in a cascaded manner, if desired, or several long cavities can be integrated in a monolithic multiple cavity re-usable mold.

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Seidel, Bobby R ^[1]; Tracy, Donald B ^[2]; Griffiths, Vernon ^[3]

Idaho Falls, ID
Firth, ID
Butte, MT

Issue Date:: 1991-01-01

Research Org.:: Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)

OSTI Identifier:: 867962

Patent Number(s):: 5044911

Assignee:: United States Department of Energy (Washington, DC)

Patent Classifications (CPCs):: B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B22 - CASTING B22D - CASTING OF METALS

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B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B22 - CASTING B22D - CASTING OF METALS
B22D18/04 - Low pressure casting, i.e. making use of pressures up to a few bars to fill the mould
B22D18/06 - Vacuum casting, i.e. making use of vacuum to fill the mould

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DOE Contract Number:: W-31109-ENG-38

Resource Type:: Patent

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: apparatus; injection; casting; metallic; nuclear; energy; fuel; rods; molds; provided; reduced; risks; environment; reducing; radioactive; waste; embodiment; mold; consumable; rod; re-used; arranged; cascaded; manner; desired; cavities; integrated; monolithic; multiple; cavity; re-usable; fuel rods; nuclear fuel; radioactive waste; fuel rod; nuclear energy; metallic nuclear; multiple cavity; casting metal; energy fuel; /425/164/249/264/376/

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