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VIBRO-COMPACTION PROCESS [1 record]

Record 1 2011-02-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Nuclear Fission Reactors
CONT

Russia has both fast reactors and water reactors that can be used for burning MOX fuel. Fast reactors can use either pellet type fuel or vibro-compacted (vibro-packed) fuel. Vibro-packed fuel is made from plutonium oxide generated using a pyroelectrochemical conversion (molten salt) process. Both this conversion process and the vibro-compaction process for making fuel are relatively simple ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Réacteurs nucléaires de fission
CONT

[…] les Russes envisagent l’utilisation directe de poudres d’UO2 et de PuO2 ou aussi de poudres obtenues par coprécipitation2 (U, Pu)O2 pour le remplissage des crayons [combustibles] par vibrocompaction. La vibration imposée aux crayons combustibles emplis de poudres (de granulation convenable) permet de tasser (compacter) les poudres en question.

Spanish

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