Pencil comprising a stack of oxide nuclear fuel pellets
US9053830B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 27, 2001 |
| Grant date | Jun 9, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 11, 2022 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02E30/30
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The rod contains substantially cylindrical oxide nuclear fuel pellets based on enriched uranium oxide. The H/D ratio of the height over the diameter of the pellets lies in the range 0.4 to 0.6. The initial diametral clearance between the pellets and the cladding does not exceed 200 μm.
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