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sintered pellet [1 record]

Record 1 1996-06-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Nuclear Power Stations
  • Nuclear Fission Reactors
CONT

... sintered uranium oxide pellets [...] is the reference fuel.

CONT

The basic materials for most reactor fuel elements are of three types: metallic fuels contain uranium metal or uranium metal alloys; ceramic fuels are sintered compacts of uranium compounds such as uranium dioxide and uranium carbide; and cermets are dispersions of uranium compounds in a metal matrix.

OBS

See also "fuel pellet".

Key term(s)
  • sintered fuel pellet
  • sintered fuel compact

French

Domaine(s)
  • Centrales nucléaires
  • Réacteurs nucléaires de fission
CONT

[Réacteur surgénérateur rapide] Le processus de fabrication ne diffère pas sensiblement dans son principe de celui de l'élément combustible des réacteurs à eau, puisqu'il s'agit de même de pastilles frittées insérées dans des gaines.

CONT

[...] le combustible lui-même est toujours l'oxyde mixte U.2PuO2, fritté sous forme de pastilles.

OBS

Voir aussi «pastille de combustible».

Key term(s)
  • pastille de combustible frittée
  • compact de combustible fritté

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Centrales nucleares
  • Reactores nucleares de fisión
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