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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 26, 2024
Filed:
Aug. 05, 2020
Applicant:
Uchicago Argonne, Llc, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventors:
Abdellatif M. Yacout, Naperville, IL (US);
Sumit Bhattacharya, Darien, IL (US);
Assignee:
UCHICAGO ARGONNE, LLC, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C23C 16/00 (2006.01); C23C 16/34 (2006.01); C23C 16/455 (2006.01); C23C 16/56 (2006.01); C23C 28/00 (2006.01); C23C 28/04 (2006.01); G21C 3/04 (2006.01); G21C 3/20 (2006.01); G21C 3/62 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G21C 3/626 (2013.01); C23C 16/34 (2013.01); C23C 16/45525 (2013.01); C23C 16/45555 (2013.01); C23C 16/56 (2013.01); C23C 28/042 (2013.01); C23C 28/34 (2013.01); G21C 3/045 (2019.01); G21C 3/047 (2019.01); G21C 3/20 (2013.01); Y10T 428/2991 (2015.01);
Abstract
Fuel pellets can include a fission material powder, a protective layer coated on the fission material powder, and an oxidation diffusion barrier coated on the protective layer, with the protective layer and oxidation diffusion barrier being formed through ALD to achieve infiltration of the coatings within the fuel pellets.