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    The document describes three dry powder processing routes for nuclear fuel pellet fabrication: integrated dry route (IDR), aqueous dry conversion (ADC), and aqueous dry route (ADR). IDR involves briquetting dried UF6 powder followed by fracturing, sieving and granulation. ADC involves slurrying powder in a solvent, spray drying and adding a pore former. ADR uses free-flowing U3O8 powder that is compacted without additives. All routes involve compacting green pellets at 150-500 MPa, sintering at 1600-1800°C to achieve 95-97% theoretical density for light water reactors.

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    The document describes three dry powder processing routes for nuclear fuel pellet fabrication: integrated dry route (IDR), aqueous dry conversion (ADC), and aqueous dry route (ADR). IDR involves briquetting dried UF6 powder followed by fracturing, sieving and granulation. ADC involves slurrying powder in a solvent, spray drying and adding a pore former. ADR uses free-flowing U3O8 powder that is compacted without additives. All routes involve compacting green pellets at 150-500 MPa, sintering at 1600-1800°C to achieve 95-97% theoretical density for light water reactors.

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    UF With N Carrier Gas: Integrated Dry Route (IDR)

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    Arslan Anjum
    The document describes three dry powder processing routes for nuclear fuel pellet fabrication: integrated dry route (IDR), aqueous dry conversion (ADC), and aqueous dry route (ADR). IDR involves briquetting dried UF6 powder followed by fracturing, sieving and granulation. ADC involves slurrying powder in a solvent, spray drying and adding a pore former. ADR uses free-flowing U3O8 powder that is compacted without additives. All routes involve compacting green pellets at 150-500 MPa, sintering at 1600-1800°C to achieve 95-97% theoretical density for light water reactors.

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    Integrated Dry Route (IDR)

    Inclined rotary kiln UF6 with N2 carrier gas

    Super heated Steam

    H2 + Steam Fine powder requiring granulation before pressing and use of pore former
    is necessary
    Compaction

    AUC powder is free flowing and used as such. Some U3O8 added to control
    density and pore distribution

    IDR powder –briquetting – fracturing -- sieving – granules – use of dry


    lubricant

    ADU powder slurried in a solvent and a volatile binder (PEG or PVA) ---
    spray dried and sieved to size –pore former added –binder removal step is
    added

    Density of green pellets 50 - 60 of TD


    150-500 MPa reciprocal or rotary presses
    Dished ends and chamfered edges of pellets
    Sintering

    Dewaxing Binders, lubricants or pore formers (if used)


    Removed at 600-800oC for several hours

    Sintering at 1600-1800oC, 3-10 hours (reducing atmosphere)

    Grain sizes 10-20 mm

    Porosity 1-2 mm

    Density 95 – 97 % TD for LWR fuel (UO2 or MOX)


    85-95 % TD for FBR MOX

    Finishing Diameter accurate at 10 mm

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