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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 29, 2016
Filed:
Dec. 02, 2010
Francesco Venneri, Los Alamos, NM (US);
Yutai Katoh, Oak Ridge, TN (US);
Lance Lewis Snead, Knoxville, TN (US);
Francesco Venneri, Los Alamos, NM (US);
Yutai Katoh, Oak Ridge, TN (US);
Lance Lewis Snead, Knoxville, TN (US);
UT-BATTELLE, LLC, Oak Ridge, TN (US);
LOGOS TECHNOLOGIES LLC, Fairfax, VA (US);
Abstract
Various embodiments of a nuclear fuel for use in various types of nuclear reactors and/or waste disposal systems are disclosed. One exemplary embodiment of a nuclear fuel may include a fuel element having a plurality of tristructural-isotropic fuel particles embedded in a silicon carbide matrix. An exemplary method of manufacturing a nuclear fuel is also disclosed. The method may include providing a plurality of tristructural-isotropic fuel particles, mixing the plurality of tristructural-isotropic fuel particles with silicon carbide powder to form a precursor mixture, and compacting the precursor mixture at a predetermined pressure and temperature.