abstract |
IN ORDER TO PRODUCE POROUS FUEL OF CONTROLLED VOIDAGE, GREEN ARTEFACTS, E.G. SHPERES, ARE MADE OF U3O8 OR UC2 AND SINTERED UNTIL THEY ARE DENSE. THEY ARE THEN HEATED IN A REDUCING ATMOSPHERE TO REMOVE OXYGEN OR CARBON, AS THE CASE MAY BE, AND GIVE A POROUS FINAL ARTEFACT OF UO2 OR UC. |