method for the release of fission gases from irradiated nuclear fuel

摘要

A method for releasing volatile fission products from an irradiated nuclear fuel, which comprises reacting agglomerates of the irradiated nuclear fuel with a nitrogen oxide oxidant at a reaction temperature of between about 325º and 800º c, for a sufficient period of time to form a fine powder, which releases volatile fission products. (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding)