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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 21, 2023
Filed:
Oct. 16, 2020
Applicant:
Battelle Energy Alliance, Llc, Idaho Falls, ID (US);
Inventors:
George W. Griffith, Idaho Falls, ID (US);
Isabella J. van Rooyen, Idaho Falls, ID (US);
Assignee:
Battelle Energy Alliance, LLC, Idaho Falls, ID (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G21C 3/20 (2006.01); G21C 3/28 (2006.01); G21C 3/62 (2006.01); G21C 21/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G21C 3/20 (2013.01); G21C 3/28 (2013.01); G21C 3/623 (2013.01); G21C 3/626 (2013.01); G21C 21/02 (2013.01);
Abstract
A nuclear fuel element includes a core comprising a fissile element and an additional element. A protective structure surrounds the core and comprises at least a first material surrounding the nuclear fuel. The first material comprises the fissile element and the additional element and comprises a greater than stoichiometric amount of the additional element. An outer portion of the nuclear fuel element comprises a metal. Related nuclear fuel elements, and related methods are also disclosed.