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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 15, 2023
Filed:
Jul. 23, 2021
Ultra Safe Nuclear Corporation, Seattle, WA (US);
Lance Lewis Snead, Bellport, NY (US);
Ultra Safe Nuclear Corporation, Seattle, WA (US);
Abstract
The known fully ceramic microencapsulated fuel (FCM) entrains fission products within a primary encapsulation that is the consolidated within a secondary ultra-high-temperature-ceramic of Silicon Carbide (SiC). In this way the potential for fission product release to the environment is significantly limited. In order to extend the performance of this fuel to higher temperature and more aggressive coolant environments, such as the hot-hydrogen of proposed nuclear rockets, a zirconium carbide matrix version of the FCM fuel has been invented. In addition to the novel nature to this very high temperature fuel, the ability to form these fragile TRISO microencapsulations within fully dense ZrC represent a significant achievement.