Nuclear fuel pebble and method of manufacturing the same

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 10770187
APP PUB NO 20170372803A1
SERIAL NO

15672527

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Nuclear fuel elements may include: a fuel zone including fuel particles disposed in parallel layers in a matrix including graphite powder; and a shell comprising graphite and surrounding the fuel zone. The fuel particles may include fissile particles, burnable poison particles, breeder particles, or a combination thereof. The fuel zone may include a central region and a peripheral region surrounding the central region, and a fuel particle density of the peripheral region may be greater than a fuel particle density of the central region.

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X-ENERGY LLC801 THOMPSON AVENUE SUITE 300 ROCKVILLE MD 20852

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Pappano, Peter Poolesville, US 5 8
Van, Staden Martin Annapolis, US 5 12

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