FULLY CERAMIC MICRO-ENCAPSULATED (FCM) FUEL FOR CANDUs AND OTHER REACTORS

摘要

A fuel pellet for a nuclear reactor includes a plurality of tristructural-isotropic fuel particles embedded in a structural silicon carbide matrix. A method of manufacturing a fuel pellet includes the steps of coating a plurality of tristructural-isotropic fuel particles with a coating slurry including silicon carbide powder to form a plurality of coated fuel particles; compacting the plurality of fuel particles; and sintering the compacted plurality of fuel particles to form the fuel pellet.