摘要:
The plate-shaped nuclear fuel element (2) comprises a core (4) made of a fissile material and a cladding (6), the cladding comprising a frame (8) defining a central aperture (10) receiving the core (4) and two cover plates (12) sandwiching the frame (8) and the core (4), wherein the frame (8) is made of a metallic first cladding material and the cover plates (12) are made of a metallic second cladding material, the first cladding material having a hardness strictly greater than the hardness of the second cladding material.
摘要:
A method of producing a nuclear fuel product is provided. The method includes the steps of providing a core comprising aluminium and low-enriched uranium; and sealing said core in a cladding. The core has a low-enriched uranium loading strictly higher than 3.0 gU/cm3 and includes less than 10 wt % of aluminium phase and/or aluminium compounds other than UAl2 phase, than UAl3 phase, and than UAl4 phase. A corresponding nuclear fuel product is also provided.