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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 09, 2015
Filed:
Nov. 27, 2001
Applicants:
Christine Delafoy, Lyons, FR;
Pascal Deydier, Genas, FR;
Inventors:
Christine Delafoy, Lyons, FR;
Pascal Deydier, Genas, FR;
Assignee:
AREVA NP, Courbevoie, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G21C 3/00 (2006.01); G21C 21/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G21C 21/02 (2013.01); G21Y 2002/104 (2013.01); G21Y 2002/303 (2013.01); G21Y 2004/30 (2013.01); G21Y 2004/40 (2013.01);
Abstract
The rod contains substantially cylindrical oxide nuclear fuel pellets based on enriched uranium oxide. The H/D ratio of the height over the diameter of the pellets lies in the range 0.4 to 0.6. The initial diametral clearance between the pellets and the cladding does not exceed 200 μm.