Production of ceramic nuclear fuel pellets

Details Production of ceramic nuclear fuel pellets Production of ceramic nuclear fuel pellets

1988-10-14

1990-10-23

Miller, Edward A.

Plastic and nonmetallic article shaping or treating: processes

Shaping or treating radioactive material

423261, C21C 2100

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049650246

ABSTRACT:
Uranium dioxide nuclear fuel pellets are produced using a ceramic grade uranium dioxide powder derived from the reaction of uranium hexafluoride with steam and hydrogen. The powder is pelletized and the green pellets are transported through a furnace and subjected to fast-fired sintering typically at temperature of the order of 2000-2200.degree. C. and for a time interval between 50 to 500 seconds. It has been found that fast-fired sintering of such powders under these conditions enables densities of the order of 95% theoretical density to be achieved, with resinter density changes of the order of 2% and lower, without requiring any mechanical compression of the hot pellets. The inclusion of seed crystals of uranium dioxide in the pelletized powder increases the grain size of the fuel pellets.

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