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Composite Uranium Silicide-Uranium Dioxide Nuclear Fuel

Reference #: 01312The University of South Carolina is offering licensing opportunities for Composite uranium silicide-uranium dioxide nuclear fuel.Background:The advantages of nitride fuel are high thermal conductivity, very high melting point, and high density. These benefits have long been recognized. The sodium cooled BR-10 reactor in Russia operated...

Published: 8/26/2021 | Inventor(s): Theodore Besmann, Emily Moore

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Category(s): Chemistry and Biochemistry, Energy, Engineering and Physical Sciences

Experimental Set Up For Studying Temperature Gradient Driven Cracking

Reference #: 01509 The University of South Carolina is offering licensing opportunities for Experimental Set up for Studying Temperature Gradient driven cracking Background: The behavior of light water reactor (LWR) fuel is significantly affected by fracture, which is driven by multiple phenomena. Early in the life of fresh fuel, fracture is primarily...

Published: 9/3/2022 | Inventor(s): Travis Knight, Sobhan Patnaik, Theodore Besmann, Elwyn Roberts

Keywords(s): bandpass filter, beam splitter, boron-nitride test stand, DC power supply, direct resistance heating, dual heating, dual-imaging system, induction heater, LabVIEW

Category(s): Engineering and Physical Sciences, Energy