This invention discloses a method of making a synthetic nuclear fuel by mixing pure U-233 with U-238 fuels, such as depleted uranium, to produce a fuel that combines the most desirable nuclear properties of both the U-233 and U-238 fertile material. The process requires that U-233 be manufactured in such a manner as to be relatively uncontaminated from U-232. The subject of this invention is a method of fuel handling that incorporates the desirable features of both U-233 and U-238. It is proposed that U-233 be formed by short-term irradiations of thorium that will minimize contamination by U-232. At the …
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This invention discloses a method of making a synthetic nuclear fuel by mixing pure U-233 with U-238 fuels, such as depleted uranium, to produce a fuel that combines the most desirable nuclear properties of both the U-233 and U-238 fertile material. The process requires that U-233 be manufactured in such a manner as to be relatively uncontaminated from U-232. The subject of this invention is a method of fuel handling that incorporates the desirable features of both U-233 and U-238. It is proposed that U-233 be formed by short-term irradiations of thorium that will minimize contamination by U-232. At the end of a short thorium irradiation the U-233 is removed and combined with U-238. This combination then makes a synthetic fuel that has all the advantages of each ingredient but does not run into significant U-232 contaminant problems.
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