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Process for producing high density urania fuel elements
Assignee: General Electric Co
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Filing: 1960-10-28
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Granted: 1965-02-02
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Expires: 1980-10-28
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Pierre Philippe D S St
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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2026-11-04 21:30
CPC Classifications
C; C01; C01G; C01G43/00; C01G43/01; C01G43/025; C01F; C01F15/00; C01G56/00; C01G56/004; C01G56/005; G; G21; G21C; G21C3/00; G21C3/42; G21C3/58; G21C3/62; G21C3/623; C01P; C01P2006/00; C01P2006/10; Y; Y02; Y02E; Y02E30/00; Y02E30/30; Y10; Y10S; Y10S376/00; Y10S376/90; Y10S376/901
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 1
Claim 1
Independent Claim
69 words
A PROCESS FOR PRODUCING URANIUM DIOXIDE PARTICLES WHICH ARE AT LEAST 95 PERCENT DENSE, COMPRISING COMPACTING AMONMIUM DIURANATE AT A PRESSURE OF NOT LESS THAN ABOUT 10 TONS PER SQUARE INCH TO FORM A GREEN COMPACT, HEATING THE GREEN COMPACT IN A REDUCING ATMOSPHERE TO A TEMPERATURE REDUCING THE AMMONIUM DIURANATE TO URANIUM DIOXIDE, AND PERFORMING THE HEATING AT A RATE OF NOT LESS THAN ABOUT 100*C. PER HOUR.
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