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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. 23, 1999
Filed:
Sep. 02, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Douglas C Crawford, Idaho Falls, ID (US);
Douglas L Porter, Idaho Falls, ID (US);
Steven L Hayes, Idaho Falls, ID (US);
Robert N Hill, Bolingbrook, IL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G21C / ; G21C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
376409 ; 376416 ; 376412 ; 376457 ;
Abstract
A uranium-free fuel for a fast nuclear reactor comprising an alloy of Pu, Zr and Hf, wherein Hf is present in an amount less than about 10% by weight of the alloy. The fuel may be in the form of a Pu alloy surrounded by a Zr--Hf alloy or an alloy of Pu--Zr--Hf or a combination of both.