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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 29, 1987
Filed:
Jun. 17, 1985
Richard I Larson, Wilmington, NC (US);
Richard P Ringle, Scotts Hill, NC (US);
John D Connolly, Jr, Wilmington, NC (US);
Timothy J Gallivan, Wilmington, NC (US);
General Electric Company, San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
A method and binder composition for prolonging the induced plasticity of a particulate ceramic material admixture comprising uranium dioxide and a fugitive binder, and product thereof, for subsequent compaction by compression molding in the manufacture of nuclear fuel pellets. The fugitive binder comprises a reaction product of an amine carbonate or amine carbamate and ammonium oxalate reacted with uranium dioxide at a temperature of at least 65.degree. C. The uranyl oxalate-carbonate reaction product has the composition of (UO.sub.2 (CO.sub.3) (C.sub.2 O.sub.4). 2H.sub.2 O). 2H.sub.2 O.