Nuclear fuel pebble and method of manufacturing the same

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 10902956
APP PUB NO 20200176136A1
SERIAL NO

16724447

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A method of manufacturing nuclear fuel elements may include: forming a base portion of the fuel element by depositing a powdered matrix material including a mixture of a graphite material and a fibrous material; depositing particles on the base portion in a predetermined pattern to form a first particle layer, by controlling the position of each particle in the first particle layer; depositing the matrix material on the first particle layer to form a first matrix layer; depositing particles on the first matrix layer in a predetermined pattern to form a second particle layer by controlling positions of each particle in the second particle layer; depositing the matrix material on the second particle layer to form a second matrix layer; and forming a cap portion of the fuel pebble by depositing the matrix material. The particles in the first particle layer and the second particle layer include nuclear fuel particles.

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X-ENERGY LLC801 THOMPSON AVENUE SUITE 300 ROCKVILLE MD 20852

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Pappano, Peter Poolesville, US 5 8
van, Staden Martin Annapolis, US 5 12

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