PARTICULATE METAL FUEL DESIGN INCLUDING THE SYMBIOTIC USE FOR SPENT LIGHT WATER REACTOR FUEL FOR RIGHT SIZED REACTIORS AND OTHERS REACTORS TYPES

摘要

A metal particulate fuel system is described. The metal fuel system may include particulate metal fuel for use in nuclear reactors. The particulate metal fuel may include a plurality of particles of at least one enriched alloy where the particles are compacted into a fuel column. The metal particulate fuel system may also include a cladding and/or a gas-filled plenum.