Method for enlarging grain size of uranium oxide
US4401608A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 13, 1981 |
| Grant date | Aug 30, 1983 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 13, 2001 |
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- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC01P2004/61
- WIPO fieldMaterials, metallurgy
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The grain size of particulate uranium oxides is increased and adjusted by the application thereto of hydrogen peroxide. The procedure is useful in the manufacture of nuclear reactor fuel from powdered fissionable materials.
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