Nuclear fuel pebble and method of manufacturing the same

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9793010
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15044706

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A method of mass producing nuclear fuel elements may include: forming a graphite base portion of the fuel elements; repeatedly performing a sequence of operations comprising depositing a uniform graphite layer over a previous layer, depositing a layer of particles on the uniform graphite layer within a fuel zone diameter, so that the particles are spaced apart in a predefined pattern, and applying a binder using additive manufacturing methods to bind each layer with successively increasing and then decreasing diameters to form a central portion of fuel elements including a fuel-containing fuel zone; and repeatedly performing a sequence of operations comprising forming a uniform graphite layer on a previous layer and applying a binder using additive manufacturing methods to bind each layer with successively decreasing diameters to form a cap portion of fuel elements. The particles may include one or more of a nuclear fuel material, burnable poison material, or breeder material. The fuel particles may be tri-structural-isotropic (TRISO) particles that do not have an overcoat.

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X-ENERGY LLC801 THOMPSON AVENUE SUITE 300 ROCKVILLE MD 20852

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van, Staden Martin Annapolis, US 5 12

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