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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 18, 2016
Filed:
Oct. 29, 2010
Sven Van Den Berghe, Verrebroek, BE;
Ann Leenaers, Zolder, BE;
Christophe Detavernier, Denderleeuw, BE;
Sven Van Den Berghe, Verrebroek, BE;
Ann Leenaers, Zolder, BE;
Christophe Detavernier, Denderleeuw, BE;
SCK.-CEN, Brussels, BE;
UNIVERSITEIT GENT, Ghent, BE;
Abstract
A method is described for producing nuclear fuel products, including the steps of receiving metallic or intermetallic uranium-based fuel particle cores, providing at least one physical vapour deposited coating layer surrounding the fuel particle core and embedding the nuclear fuel particles in a matrix so as to form a powder mixture of matrix material and coated fuel particles. The at least one physical vapour deposited coating layer may include inhibitors of inhibiting, stabilizing and/or reducing interaction between metallic and intermetallic uranium-based fuel particles cores and the matrix wherein the fuel particles typically may be embedded. The deposited coating layer may include neutron poisons.