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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 30, 1995
Filed:
Mar. 08, 1994
Applicant:
Inventors:
LeRoy F Grantham, Calabasas, CA (US);
Richard L Gay, Chatsworth, CA (US);
Assignee:
Rockwell International Corporation, Seal Beach, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C01G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
423251 ; 423253 ; 423255 ; 423261 ; 423256 ; 376422 ; 252637 ; 252638 ; 252639 ; 252640 ;
Abstract
A method of preparing active, sinterable, finely-divided plutonium oxide (PuO.sub.2) powder from plutonium metal is disclosed. The process yields plutonium fissile material which can be easily blended to form a uniformly homogeneous powder for the fabrication of high-quality light water reactor ceramic fuel pellets. Such homogeneous fuels are required to prevent hot spots from developing in a reactor using the fuel.