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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 26, 2022
Filed:
Mar. 16, 2018
Applicant:
Westinghouse Electric Sweden Ab, Västerås, SE;
Inventors:
Simon Middleburgh, Chester, GB;
Lars Hallstadius, Västerås, SE;
Assignee:
Westinghouse Electric Sweden AB, Västerås, SE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G21C 3/62 (2006.01); C04B 35/515 (2006.01); C04B 35/58 (2006.01); G21C 3/42 (2006.01); G21C 3/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G21C 3/62 (2013.01); C04B 35/5158 (2013.01); C04B 35/5805 (2013.01); G21C 3/42 (2013.01); C04B 2235/3804 (2013.01); G21C 3/18 (2013.01);
Abstract
A fuel assembly for a nuclear reactor, a fuel rod of the fuel assembly, and a ceramic nuclear fuel pellet of the fuel rod are disclosed. The fuel pellet includes a first fissile material of UB, The boron of the UBis enriched to have a concentration of the isotopeB that is higher than for natural B.