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Method to produce uranium silicides

US10457558B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Westinghouse Electric Company LLC · US

Inventors

Edward J. Lahoda · Wilkinsburg, US
Simon Middleburgh · Västerås, SE

Key dates

Filing date	Jun 12, 2018
Grant date	Oct 29, 2019
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jun 12, 2038

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY02E30/30
WIPO fieldMaterials, metallurgy
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The method described herein may be characterized as reacting uranium dioxide with carbon to produce uranium carbide, and, reacting the uranium carbide with a silane, a silicon halide, a siloxane, or combinations thereof, and excess hydrogen to produce uranium silicide.

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