Method of making a nuclear fuel pellet for a nuclear power reactor
US10361007B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 24, 2015 |
| Grant date | Jul 23, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 12, 2035 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02E30/30
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A method of making a nuclear fuel pellet for a nuclear power reactor. The method includes: providing a nuclear fuel material in powder form, pressing the powder such that a green pellet is obtained; providing a liquid that comprises an additive which is to be added to the green pellet; contacting the green pellet with the liquid so the liquid, with the additive, penetrates into the pellet; and sintering the treated green pellet. The additive is such that larger grains in the nuclear fuel material are obtained with the additive.
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