Published November 13, 1979
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Fluid pressure method for recovering fuel pellets from nuclear fuel elements
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Description
A method is described for removing fuel pellets from a nuclear fuel element without damaging the fuel pellets or fuel element sheath so that both may be reused. The method comprises holding the fuel element while a high pressure stream internally pressurizes the fuel element to expand the fuel element sheath away from the fuel pellets therein so that the fuel pellets may be easily removed
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Additional details
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- Augmented title (English)
- Patent
Publishing Information
- Imprint Pagination
- 6 p.
- IPC:
- Int. Cl.C22B60/02.
- IPC
- Int. Cl.C22B60/02.
- Patent number
- US patent document 4,174,369/A/
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United States
- Country of Input or Organization
- United States
- INIS RN
- 11552874
- Subject category
- S21: SPECIFIC NUCLEAR REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS;
- Descriptors DEI
- EXPANSION; FISSION PRODUCTS; FUEL CANS; FUEL PELLETS; SPECIFICATIONS; STEAM
- Descriptors DEC
- ISOTOPES; RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS