Nuclear fuel elements including protective structures, and related method of forming a nuclear fuel element

Griffith, George W.; van Rooyen, Isabella J.

Title: Nuclear fuel elements including protective structures, and related method of forming a nuclear fuel element

Patent · Tue Feb 21 00:00:00 EST 2023

OSTI ID:1987155

Griffith, George W.; van Rooyen, Isabella J.

A nuclear fuel element includes a core comprising a fissile element and an additional element. A protective structure surrounds the core and comprises at least a first material surrounding the nuclear fuel. The first material comprises the fissile element and the additional element and comprises a greater than stoichiometric amount of the additional element. An outer portion of the nuclear fuel element comprises a metal. Related nuclear fuel elements, and related methods are also disclosed.

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Research Organization:: Idaho National Laboratory (INL), Idaho Falls, ID (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE

DOE Contract Number:: AC07-051D14517

Assignee:: Battelle Energy Alliance, LLC (Idaho Falls, ID)

Patent Number(s):: 11,587,689

Application Number:: 17/072,903

OSTI ID:: 1987155

Resource Relation:: Patent File Date: 10/16/2020

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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