Compositions – Radioactive compositions – Nuclear reactor fuel
Patent
1991-11-27
1994-06-14
Wasil, Daniel D.
Compositions
Radioactive compositions
Nuclear reactor fuel
264 05, G21G 400
Patent
active
053207866
ABSTRACT:
Cold pressed UC.sub.2 fuel compacts are sintered at temperatures greater than about 1850.degree. C. while in contact with a sintering facilitator material, e.g., tantalum, niobium, tungsten or a metal carbide such as uranium carbide, thereby allowing for a reduction in the overall porosity and leaving the desired product, i.e., a highly dense, large-grained uranium dicarbide. The process of using the sintering facilitator materials can be applied in the preparation of other carbide materials.
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Chidester Kenneth M.
Matthews R. Bruce
Moore H. Gene
Cottrell Bruce H.
Eklund William A.
Jenkins Daniel
Moser William R.
The United States of America as represented by the Department of
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