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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:
Dec. 21, 1982
Filed:
Jul. 14, 1980
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Doryokuro Kakunenryo Kaihatsu Jigyodan, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G21F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
252643 ; 2041 / ; 219 / ; 264-05 ; 264 25 ; 423251 ; 423252 ; 423261 ; 423 15 ; 501152 ; 501155 ;
Abstract
A method for the heat treatment of a radioactive substance by microwave power comprising preparing a nitrate solution of uranium, thorium, plutonium or a mixture thereof, and applying to the nitrate solution microwave energy sufficient to directly convert the nitrate solution into an oxide powder of uranium, thorium, plutonium or a mixture thereof, respectively. Such oxide powder is suitable for the manufacture of nuclear fuel pellets.