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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 07, 1978
Filed:
Jul. 28, 1976
Applicant:
Inventors:
Terrence B Lindemer, Oak Ridge, TN (US);
Ernest L Long, Jr, Oak Ridge, TN (US);
Ronald L Beatty, Wurlingen, CH;
Assignee:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G21B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
176 68 ; 2523 / ;
Abstract
An improved nuclear fuel kernel having at least one pyrolytic carbon coating and a silicon carbon layer is provided in which extensive interaction of fission product lanthanides with the silicon carbon layer is avoided by providing sufficient UO.sub.2 to maintain the lanthanides as oxides during in-reactor use of said fuel.