Published January 14, 1987 | Version v1
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Producing UO2 crystals

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Description

Nuclear fuel pellets are made by incorporating UO2 seed crystals into a UO2 matrix and annealing. The seed crystals are obtained by heating compacts of UO2 powder or presintered material in dry hydrogen above 17500C, holding at temperature, cooling and sifting to obtain predominantly single crystals less than 53 microns in size which are used as the seed material. (author)

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Available from The Patent Office, 25 Southampton Buildings, London, WC2A 1AY.

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Publishing Information

Imprint Pagination
1 p.
IPC:
Int. Cl. C01g43/01.
IPC
Int. Cl. C01g43/01.
Patent number
GB patent document 2177076/A/

INIS

Country of Publication
United Kingdom
Country of Input or Organization
United Kingdom
INIS RN
18082188
Subject category
S36: MATERIALS SCIENCE;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Non-conventional Literature
Descriptors DEI
COMPACTS; COOLING; FUEL PELLETS; GRAIN SIZE; HEAT TREATMENTS; HYDROGEN; MONOCRYSTALS; NUCLEAR FUELS; POWDERS; URANIUM DIOXIDE; VERY HIGH TEMPERATURE
Descriptors DEC
ACTINIDE COMPOUNDS; CHALCOGENIDES; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; CRYSTALS; ELEMENTS; ENERGY SOURCES; FUELS; MATERIALS; MICROSTRUCTURE; NONMETALS; OXIDES; OXYGEN COMPOUNDS; REACTOR MATERIALS; SIZE; URANIUM COMPOUNDS; URANIUM OXIDES

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Secondary number(s)
GB patent application 8517111.