Published July 1982
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Journal article
Production of spherical UO/sub 2/-UC/sub 2/ for nuclear fuel applications using thermochemical principles
Description
A process for the fabrication of uranium dioxide-uranium dicarbide microspheres for use as an advanced nuclear fuel is described. The uranium-carbon-oxygen phase diagram was used extensively in applying thermochemical principles to the combined process of uranium carbide synthesis and kernel sintering. A procedure was developed to convert urania plus carbon microspheres produced by a wet-chemical gelation process to a highly dense UO/sub 2/-UC/sub 2/ product. 22 refs
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- J. Am. Ceram. Soc.
- Journal Volume
- 65
- Journal Issue
- 7
- Series
- J. Am. Ceram. Soc.
- Journal Page Range
- 321-324
- ISSN
- 0002-7820
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United States
- Country of Input or Organization
- United States
- INIS RN
- 14769027
- Subject category
- S21: SPECIFIC NUCLEAR REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS;
- Descriptors DEI
- CHEMICAL PREPARATION; CHEMICAL REACTIONS; FUEL PARTICLES; HTGR TYPE REACTORS; SINTERING; THERMODYNAMICS; URANIUM CARBIDES; URANIUM DIOXIDE
- Descriptors DEC
- ACTINIDE COMPOUNDS; CARBIDES; CARBON COMPOUNDS; CHALCOGENIDES; FABRICATION; GAS COOLED REACTORS; GRAPHITE MODERATED REACTORS; OXIDES; OXYGEN COMPOUNDS; REACTORS; SYNTHESIS; URANIUM COMPOUNDS; URANIUM OXIDES