CA1165067A - Methode pour ameliorer la resistance des charges crues de matiere fissile, et produit connexe - Google Patents

Methode pour ameliorer la resistance des charges crues de matiere fissile, et produit connexe

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Publication number: CA1165067A
Authority: CA; Canada
Prior art keywords: binder; uranium dioxide; particulate; ammonium; aged
Prior art date: 1981-02-13
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Expired

Application number

CA000370913A

Other languages

English (en)

Inventor

Richard I. Larson

Henry C. Brassfield

Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)

General Electric Co

Original Assignee

General Electric Co

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1981-02-13

Filing date

1981-02-13

Publication date

1984-04-10

1981-02-13 Application filed by General Electric Co filed Critical General Electric Co

1981-02-13 Priority to CA000370913A priority Critical patent/CA1165067A/fr

1984-04-10 Application granted granted Critical

1984-04-10 Publication of CA1165067A publication Critical patent/CA1165067A/fr

Status Expired legal-status Critical Current

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ATRRKUHOCOJYRX-UHFFFAOYSA-N Ammonium bicarbonate Chemical compound [NH4+].OC([O-])=O ATRRKUHOCOJYRX-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 claims description 41
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Classifications

- Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
- Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
- Y02E—REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
- Y02E30/00—Energy generation of nuclear origin
- Y02E30/30—Nuclear fission reactors

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CA000370913A 1981-02-13 1981-02-13 Methode pour ameliorer la resistance des charges crues de matiere fissile, et produit connexe Expired CA1165067A (fr)

Priority Applications (1)

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CA000370913A CA1165067A (fr)	1981-02-13	1981-02-13	Methode pour ameliorer la resistance des charges crues de matiere fissile, et produit connexe

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CA000370913A CA1165067A (fr)	1981-02-13	1981-02-13	Methode pour ameliorer la resistance des charges crues de matiere fissile, et produit connexe

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CA1165067A true CA1165067A (fr)	1984-04-10

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1981
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