2. Fuel description
2.1 Constituents UO2 and PuO2
PuO 2 powder comes from the irradiated fuel processing plant, where it is packaged in sealed cans, each containing around 3 kg of powder. It is fully characterized, physically, chemically and isotopically.
The UO 2 powders used to date are all wet-processed from depleted or natural uranium U 3 O 8 . Two processes are used:
"AUC" for powders from Siemens (no longer in production) or ABB;
"ADU" for powders produced at Pierrelatte (COGEMA) in the TU2 workshop.
...
Exclusive to subscribers. 97% yet to be discovered!
Already subscribed? Log in!
Fuel description
Manufacturing process and equipment
Article included in this offer
"Nuclear engineering"
(
161 articles
)
Updated and enriched with articles validated by our scientific committees
A set of exclusive tools to complement the resources
References
Exclusive to subscribers. 97% yet to be discovered!
Already subscribed? Log in!
