Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Ceramic nuclear fuel having UB2 enriched in 11B
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Application No.: US16605413Application Date: 2018-03-16
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Publication No.: US11315695B2Publication Date: 2022-04-26
- Inventor: Simon Middleburgh , Lars Hallstadius
- Applicant: WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC SWEDEN AB
- Applicant Address: SE Västerås
- Assignee: WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC SWEDEN AB
- Current Assignee: WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC SWEDEN AB
- Current Assignee Address: SE Västerås
- Agency: Murtha Cullina LLP
- Priority: EP17168130 20170426
- International Application: PCT/EP2018/056716 WO 20180316
- International Announcement: WO2018/197105 WO 20181101
- Main IPC: G21C3/62
- IPC: G21C3/62 ; C04B35/515 ; C04B35/58 ; G21C3/42 ; G21C3/18
Abstract:
A fuel assembly for a nuclear reactor, a fuel rod of the fuel assembly, and a ceramic nuclear fuel pellet of the fuel rod are disclosed. The fuel pellet includes a first fissile material of UB2, The boron of the UB2 is enriched to have a concentration of the isotope 11B that is higher than for natural B.
Public/Granted literature
- US20210125734A1 A ceramic nuclear fuel pellet, a fuel rod, and a fuel assembly Public/Granted day:2021-04-29
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