Ceramic nuclear fuel having UB2 enriched in 11B
US11315695B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 16, 2018 |
| Grant date | Apr 26, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 3, 2038 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02E30/30
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A fuel assembly for a nuclear reactor, a fuel rod of the fuel assembly, and a ceramic nuclear fuel pellet of the fuel rod are disclosed. The fuel pellet includes a first fissile material of UB2, The boron of the UB2 is enriched to have a concentration of the isotope 11B that is higher than for natural B.
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