Apparatus for injection casting metallic nuclear energy fuel rods
Abstract
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.
- Inventors:
-
- (Idaho Falls, ID)
- (Firth, ID)
- (Butte, MT)
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL
- OSTI Identifier:
- 867962
- Patent Number(s):
- 5044911
- Assignee:
- United States Department of Energy (Washington, DC) ANL
- 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/
Citation Formats
Seidel, Bobby R., Tracy, Donald B., and Griffiths, Vernon. Apparatus for injection casting metallic nuclear energy fuel rods. United States: N. p., 1991.
Web.
Seidel, Bobby R., Tracy, Donald B., & Griffiths, Vernon. Apparatus for injection casting metallic nuclear energy fuel rods. United States.
Seidel, Bobby R., Tracy, Donald B., and Griffiths, Vernon. Tue .
"Apparatus for injection casting metallic nuclear energy fuel rods". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/867962.
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title = {Apparatus for injection casting metallic nuclear energy fuel rods},
author = {Seidel, Bobby R. and Tracy, Donald B. and Griffiths, Vernon},
abstractNote = {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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place = {United States},
year = {1991},
month = {1}
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