Development of the Inductive Ring Susceptor Technique for Sustaining Oxide Melts.

摘要

A method for melting and sustaining large volumes of UO2 has been developed. The method, known as the Inductive Ring Susceptor Technique, melts UO2 powder via inductively heated refractory metal rings. The technique has been fully demonstrated by a series of experiments which melted 5-15 kg charges of powdered SiO2, Al2O3, and UO2.