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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 29, 2021
Filed:
Nov. 21, 2017
Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Daejeon, KR;
Yonghee Kim, Daejeon, KR;
Ho Jin Ryu, Daejeon, KR;
Mohd Syukri bin Yahya, Selangor, MY;
Qusai Mahmoud Mohammad Mistarihi, Daejeon, KR;
Chihyung Kim, Daejeon, KR;
KOREA ADVANCED INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, Daejeon, KR;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a sintered nuclear fuel pellet wherein one or more consolidated bodies of a burnable absorber are inserted inside, wherein the one or more consolidated bodies of the burnable absorber do not include nuclear fuel which includes UO, and the one or more consolidated bodies of the burnable absorber are inserted into a radially central region of the sintered nuclear fuel pellet, such that the one or more consolidated bodies are surrounded by the nuclear fuel pellet without being exposed to an outside of the sintered nuclear fuel pellet. The present invention can optimize the regulation of excess reactivity by optimizing the self-shielding and the burning speed of the burnable absorber using one or more consolidated bodies the burnable absorber.