Process for obtaining UO.sub.2 fuel pellets from metallic U with

Details Process for obtaining UO.sub.2 fuel pellets from metallic U with Process for obtaining UO.sub.2 fuel pellets from metallic U with

1990-11-26

1992-02-25

Hunt, Brooks H.

Plastic and nonmetallic article shaping or treating: processes

Shaping or treating radioactive material

423260, 423261, 501152, G21C 2100

Patent

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050911201

ABSTRACT:
Process for obtaining nuclear fuel pellets, which produces no liquid effluent, for which the starting product is metallic uranium, which is oxidized to U.sub.3 O .sub.8, then crushed and either reduced to UO.sub.2 and activated (or vice versa) with the aid of at least one fine milling operation, or reduced to UO.sub.2 and activated using at least one oxidation-reduction cycle, the UO.sub.2 obtained then being shaped by pressing and fritting and the intermediate powders obtained are dense and pourable, no intermediate conditioning operation being required.

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