Method of providing a nuclear fuel and a fuel element provided by such a method
AssigneeUrenco Nederland B.V.
InventorsCharles Adelbert Mol, Klaas Bakker
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Abstract
A method for providing a nuclear fuel includes forming a uranium-molybdenum alloy that provides an enhanced reactivity in research, test and radioisotope production nuclear reactors. In this uranium-molybdenum alloy, the uranium is enriched in the isotope 235-U, while the molybdenum is depleted in the isotope 95-Mo. The thus obtained enhanced reactivity can have at least two advantages, depending on the exact use of the fuel element: a requirement for less uranium in the fuel and the use of the fuel elements during a longer period in the reactor.
Claims21
A method of providing a nuclear fuel, comprising:
- forming an alloy of metallic uranium and molybdenum, wherein the uranium is enriched in the isotope 235-U and the molybdenum is depleted in the isotope 95-Mo.
A fuel element comprising an alloy of metallic uranium and molybdenum, wherein the uranium is enriched in the isotope 235-U and the molybdenum is depleted in the isotope 95-Mo.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.