US3324540A
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Method for making porous target pellets for a nuclear reactor
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1963-06-17
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Granted: 1967-06-13
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Expires: 1983-06-17
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Adolphus L Lotts
- 👤 Jr Eugene E Barton
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-31 05:47
CPC Classifications
G; G21; G21G; G21G1/00; G21G1/02; B; B22; B22F; B22F7/00; B22F7/002; C; C22; C22C; C22C32/00; G21C; G21C1/00; G21C1/30; G21C1/303; C22C2204/00; Y; Y02; Y02E; Y02E30/00; Y02E30/30
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
113 words
THE METHOD OF FABRICATING A NUCLEAR REACTOR TARGET PELLET WHICH COMPRISES PLACING A RUBULAR METALLIC MEMBER IN A SUITABLE DIE, CHARGING THE LOWER PORTION OF SAID TUBULAR MEMBER WITH A FIRST METAL POWDER, INTRODUCING A SECOND METAL POWER MIXTURE CONTAINING AN ACTINIDE OXIDE, WITHIN SAID CONTAINER, ON TOP OF SAID FIRST METAL POWDER, CHARGING THE UPPER PORTION OF SAID TUBULAR MEMBER WITH A THRID METAL POWDER, ON TOP OF SAID SECOND METAL POWDER MIXTURE, AND AS A SOLE METAL-CONSOLIDATION STEP SIMULTANEOUSLY COLD-PRESSING SAID METAL POWDERS TO FORM A COMPOSITE POROUS METLA PELLET, THE ENDS OF SAID PELLET FORMING POROUS METALLIC END CLOSURES FOR THE UPPER AND LOWER PORTIONS OF SAISD TUBULAR METALLIC MEMBER.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
113 words
THE METHOD OF FABRICATING A NUCLEAR REACTOR TARGET PELLET WHICH COMPRISES PLACING A RUBULAR METALLIC MEMBER IN A SUITABLE DIE, CHARGING THE LOWER PORTION OF SAID TUBULAR MEMBER WITH A FIRST METAL POWDER, INTRODUCING A SECOND METAL POWER MIXTURE CONTAINING AN ACTINIDE OXIDE, WITHIN SAID CONTAINER, ON TOP OF SAID FIRST METAL POWDER, CHARGING THE UPPER PORTION OF SAID TUBULAR MEMBER WITH A THRID METAL POWDER, ON TOP OF SAID SECOND METAL POWDER MIXTURE, AND AS A SOLE METAL-CONSOLIDATION STEP SIMULTANEOUSLY COLD-PRESSING SAID METAL POWDERS TO FORM A COMPOSITE POROUS METLA PELLET, THE ENDS OF SAID PELLET FORMING POROUS METALLIC END CLOSURES FOR THE UPPER AND LOWER PORTIONS OF SAISD TUBULAR METALLIC MEMBER.
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