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Nuclear fuel elements including protective structures, and related method of forming a nuclear fuel element

George Griffith (Inventor), Isabella J. Van Rooyen Idaho (Inventor)

Research output: Patent

Abstract

A nuclear fuel element includes a core comprising a fissile element and an additional element. A protective structure surrounds the core and comprises at least a first material surrounding the nuclear fuel. The first material comprises the fissile element and the additional element and comprises a greater than stoichiometric amount of the additional element. An outer portion of the nuclear fuel element comprises a metal. Related nuclear fuel elements, and related methods are also disclosed.
Original languageAmerican English
Patent number11,587,689
StatePublished - Feb 21 2023

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