Spherical fuel elements made of graphite for temperature reactor

Details Spherical fuel elements made of graphite for temperature reactor Spherical fuel elements made of graphite for temperature reactor

1976-12-21

1979-01-16

Nelson, Peter A.

Plastic and nonmetallic article shaping or treating: processes

Shaping or treating radioactive material

2523011W, G21C 2100, G21C 2102

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041349415

ABSTRACT:
There are provided pressed spherical fuel elements for high temperature reactors made of a graphite matrix with separate embedded coated fuel and fertile material particles wherein the fuel elements comprise 3 concentric layers including a graphite nucleus or core (1) which only contains fertile material particles (4), this graphite nucleus (1) is surrounded by a graphite zone (2) which only contains the fuel particles (5) and this is encased in a shell (3) of pure graphite, the same graphite material being present in all three layers.

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