NUCLEAR REACTOR FUEL ELEMENT HAVING SILICON CARBIDE MULTILAYERED CLADDING AND THORIA-BASED FISSIONABLE FUEL

NUCLEAR REACTOR FUEL ELEMENT HAVING SILICON CARBIDE MULTILAYERED CLADDING AND THORIA-BASED FISSIONABLE FUEL

A nuclear fuel element for use in water-cooled nuclear power reactors. The fuel element includes a multilayered silicon carbide cladding tube. The multilayered silicon carbide cladding tube preferably includes an inner layer and a central layer. Also, in one embodiment, the ends further include herm...

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Hauptverfasser: KELLY JULIAN F, MARKHAM GREGORY T, SHWAGERAUS EUGENE, FEINROTH HERBERT
Format: Patent
Sprache:eng
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NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
NUCLEAR PHYSICS
NUCLEAR REACTORS
PHYSICS
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Zusammenfassung:A nuclear fuel element for use in water-cooled nuclear power reactors. The fuel element includes a multilayered silicon carbide cladding tube. The multilayered silicon carbide cladding tube preferably includes an inner layer and a central layer. Also, in one embodiment, the ends further include hermetically sealed end caps. The cladding tube is sized to receive a stack of individual fissionable fuel pellets. In one embodiment, the fuel pellets comprise a mixture of thorium oxide and plutonium oxide.