Void forming pyrolytic carbon coating process
Abstract
A pyrolytic carbon coated nuclear fuel particle and method of making it. The fuel particle has a core composed of a refractory compound of an actinide metal. The pyrolytic carbon coating surrounds the core so as to provide a void volume therebetween. The coating has an initial density of no greater than 1.45 grams/cm.sup.3 and an anisotropy factor than 3.0 and a final density upon heat treatment above about 2000.degree. C. of greater than 1.7 grams/cm.sup.3 and an anisotropy factor greater than 5.
- Inventors:
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- Oak Ridge, TN
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 873060
- Patent Number(s):
- 6081574
- Assignee:
- United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)
- 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
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-26
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- void; forming; pyrolytic; carbon; coating; process; coated; nuclear; fuel; particle; method; core; composed; refractory; compound; actinide; metal; surrounds; provide; volume; therebetween; initial; density; 45; grams; cm; anisotropy; factor; final; heat; treatment; 2000; degree; carbon coated; void volume; pyrolytic carbon; nuclear fuel; heat treatment; carbon coating; actinide metal; volume therebetween; coating process; fuel particle; coated nuclear; refractory compound; void forming; core composed; /376/427/
Citation Formats
Beatty, Ronald L, and Cook, Jackie L. Void forming pyrolytic carbon coating process. United States: N. p., 2000.
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@article{osti_873060,
title = {Void forming pyrolytic carbon coating process},
author = {Beatty, Ronald L and Cook, Jackie L},
abstractNote = {A pyrolytic carbon coated nuclear fuel particle and method of making it. The fuel particle has a core composed of a refractory compound of an actinide metal. The pyrolytic carbon coating surrounds the core so as to provide a void volume therebetween. The coating has an initial density of no greater than 1.45 grams/cm.sup.3 and an anisotropy factor than 3.0 and a final density upon heat treatment above about 2000.degree. C. of greater than 1.7 grams/cm.sup.3 and an anisotropy factor greater than 5.},
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year = {2000},
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