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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 16, 2021
Filed:
Nov. 15, 2010
Applicants:
Sermet Kuran, Mississauga, CA;
Mustapha Boubcher, Burlington, CA;
Cathy Cottrell, Ancaster, CA;
Inventors:
Assignee:
ATOMIC ENERGY OF CANADA LIMITED, Chalk River, CA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G21C 3/58 (2006.01); G21C 3/42 (2006.01); G21C 1/20 (2006.01); G21C 3/326 (2006.01); G21C 3/60 (2006.01); G21C 3/62 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G21C 3/42 (2013.01); G21C 3/58 (2013.01); G21C 1/20 (2013.01); G21C 3/326 (2013.01); G21C 3/60 (2013.01); G21C 3/62 (2013.01); Y02E 30/30 (2013.01);
Abstract
Nuclear fuels for nuclear reactors are described, and include nuclear fuels having a first fuel component of recycled uranium, and a second fuel component of depleted uranium blended with the first fuel component, wherein the blended first and second fuel components have a fissile content of less than 1.2 wt % ofU. Also described are nuclear fuels having a first fuel component of recycled uranium, and a second fuel component of natural uranium blended with the first fuel component, wherein the blended first and second fuel components have a fissile content of less than 1.2 wt % ofU.