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US-2018226159-A1 · Aug 9, 2018 · US
Nuclear fuel pellet having enhanced thermal conductivity and method of manufacturing the same
US11501885B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-11501885-B2 |
| Application number | US-201916246749-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Jan 14, 2019 |
| Priority date | Feb 13, 2018 |
| Publication date | Nov 15, 2022 |
| Grant date | Nov 15, 2022 |
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Disclosed are a nuclear fuel pellet having enhanced thermal conductivity and a method of manufacturing the same, the method including (a) a step of manufacturing a mixture including a nuclear fuel oxide powder and a thermally conductive plate-shaped metal powder; and (b) a step of molding and then heat-treating the thermally conductive plate-shaped metal powder to have an orientation in a horizontal direction in the mixture, thereby forming a pellet.
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What is claimed is: 1. A nuclear fuel pellet having enhanced thermal conductivity, comprising: a nuclear fuel oxide matrix; and an array of thermally conductive plate-shaped metal powders dispersed to have an orientation in a horizontal direction for contributing to heat transfer in the nuclear fuel oxide matrix, wherein the nuclear fuel oxide matrix is formed from nuclear fuel powder, and wherein the thermally conductive plate-shaped metal powders have an average thickness of 0.3 μm to 0.5 μm. 2. The nuclear fuel pellet according to claim 1 , wherein a ratio between average width to thickness of the thermally conductive plate-shaped metal powders is 10:300. 3. The nuclear fuel pellet according to claim 1 , wherein the thermally conductive plate-shaped metal powders have an average width of 1 μm to 900 μm. 4. The nuclear fuel pellet according to claim 1 , wherein the thermally conductive plate-shaped metal powders comprise one or more selected from the group comprising molybdenum (Mo), chromium (Cr), tungsten (W), niobium (Nb), ruthenium (Ru), vanadium (V), hafnium (Hf), tantalum (Ta), rhodium (Rh) and zirconium (Zr), and the content of the thermally conductive plate-shaped metal arrays based on 100% by volume of the nuclear fuel oxide matrix is 1% by volume to 20% by volume. 5. The nuclear fuel pellet according to claim 1 , wherein a combustible absorbent material is added to the nuclear fuel oxide matrix, or the nuclear fuel pellet is coated with a combustible absorbent material. 6. The nuclear fuel pellet according to claim 5 , wherein the combustible absorbent material comprises one or more selected from the group consisting of gadolinium (Gd), boron (B), erbium (Er), and dysprosium (Dy), and the content of the combustible absorbent material based on 100% by weight of the nuclear fuel oxide matrix is 0.5% by weight to 20% by weight.
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- What does patent US11501885B2 cover?
- Disclosed are a nuclear fuel pellet having enhanced thermal conductivity and a method of manufacturing the same, the method including (a) a step of manufacturing a mixture including a nuclear fuel oxide powder and a thermally conductive plate-shaped metal powder; and (b) a step of molding and then heat-treating the thermally conductive plate-shaped metal powder to have an orientation in a horiz…
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- Korea Atomic Energy Res
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- Primary CPC classification G21C3/623. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
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- Publication date Tue Nov 15 2022 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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