Fuel element design for the enhanced destruction of plutonium in a nuclear reactor
US5887044A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 2, 1997 |
| Grant date | Mar 23, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 2, 2017 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02E30/30
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A uranium-free fuel for a fast nuclear reactor comprising an alloy of Pu, Zr and Hf, wherein Hf is present in an amount less than about 10% by weight of the alloy. The fuel may be in the form of a Pu alloy surrounded by a Zr--Hf alloy or an alloy of Pu--Zr--Hf or a combination of both.
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