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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 15, 2022
Filed:
Jan. 14, 2019
Applicant:
Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute, Daejeon, KR;
Inventors:
Dong Seok Kim, Daejeon, KR;
Dong-Joo Kim, Daejeon, KR;
JangSoo Oh, Daejeon, KR;
Keon-Sik Kim, Daejeon, KR;
Jong-Hun Kim, Daejeon, KR;
Jae-Ho Yang, Sejong-si, KR;
Assignee:
Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute, Daejeon, KR;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G21C 3/60 (2006.01); G21C 3/04 (2006.01); G21C 3/62 (2006.01); G21C 21/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G21C 3/60 (2013.01); G21C 3/048 (2019.01); G21C 3/623 (2013.01); G21C 21/02 (2013.01);
Abstract
Disclosed are a nuclear fuel pellet having enhanced thermal conductivity and a method of manufacturing the same, the method including (a) a step of manufacturing a mixture including a nuclear fuel oxide powder and a thermally conductive plate-shaped metal powder; and (b) a step of molding and then heat-treating the thermally conductive plate-shaped metal powder to have an orientation in a horizontal direction in the mixture, thereby forming a pellet.