Nuclear fuel pellet having enhanced thermal conductivity and method of manufacturing the same
AssigneeKorea Atomic Energy Research Institute
InventorsDong Seok KIM, Dong-Joo KIM, JangSoo OH, Keon-Sik KIM, Jong-Hun KIM, Jae-Ho YANG
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Abstract
Disclosed are a nuclear fuel pellet having enhanced thermal conductivity and a method of manufacturing the same, the method including (a) a step of manufacturing a mixture including a nuclear fuel oxide powder and a thermally conductive plate-shaped metal powder; and (b) a step of molding and then heat-treating the thermally conductive plate-shaped metal powder to have an orientation in a horizontal direction in the mixture, thereby forming a pellet.
Claims19
A method of manufacturing a nuclear fuel pellet having enhanced thermal conductivity, the method comprising:
- (a) a step of manufacturing a mixture comprising a nuclear fuel oxide powder and a thermally conductive plate-shaped metal powder;
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- (b) a step of molding and then heat-treating the thermally conductive plate-shaped metal powder to have an orientation in a horizontal direction in the mixture, thereby forming a pellet.
A nuclear fuel pellet having enhanced thermal conductivity, comprising:
- a nuclear fuel oxide matrix;
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- thermally conductive plate-shaped metal arrays dispersed to have an orientation in a horizontal direction in the nuclear fuel oxide matrix.
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