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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 20, 2001
Filed:
Sep. 25, 1998
Applicant:
Inventor:
Mickey O. Marlowe, Wilmington, NC (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G21C 2/100 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G21C 2/100 ;
Abstract
Improved method of sintering for the manufacture of nuclear fuel comprising a fissionable ceramic material including a silica containing additive. The method includes controlling the sintering atmosphere to impede loss through vaporization of the silica.