Mixed uranium dicarbide and uranium dioxide microspheres and process of making same

Patent · Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1983

OSTI ID:864460

Stinton, David P ^[1]

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1. Knoxville, TN

Nuclear fuel microspheres are made by sintering microspheres containing uranium dioxide and uncombined carbon in a 1 mole percent carbon monoxide/99 mole percent argon atmosphere at 1550.degree. C. and then sintering the microspheres in a 3 mole percent carbon monoxide/97 mole percent argon atmosphere at the same temperature.

• Research Organization: Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
• Assignee: United States of America as represented by Department of Energy (Washington, DC)
• Patent Number(s): US 4367184
• OSTI ID: 864460
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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mixed
uranium
dicarbide
dioxide
microspheres
process
nuclear
fuel
sintering
containing
uncombined
carbon
mole
percent
monoxide
99
argon
atmosphere
1550
degree
97
temperature
percent carbon
argon atmosphere
uranium dioxide
nuclear fuel
carbon monoxide
mole percent
oxide microsphere
uranium dicarbide
containing uranium
microspheres containing
fuel microspheres
oxide microspheres
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