Method for passivating uranium oxides to control oxidation, and the oxidation resisting uranium product thereof
US5066429A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 12, 1990 |
| Grant date | Nov 19, 1991 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 12, 2010 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02E30/30
- WIPO fieldMaterials, metallurgy
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A process for controlling the oxidation reaction of oxides of uranium and fixing the ratio of oxygen to uranium in uranium oxide compounds by means of a passification process, and the stabilized uranium oxide compounds produced therefrom. The method is especially useful in the production of uranium oxide fuel for nuclear reactors.
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