US 12,068,084 B2
Processing ultra high temperature zirconium carbide microencapsulated nuclear fuel
Lance Lewis Snead, Bellport, NY (US)
Assigned to ULTRA SAFE NUCLEAR CORPORATION, Seattle, WA (US)
Filed by Ultra Safe Nuclear Corporation, Seattle, WA (US)
Filed on Apr. 28, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/140,765.
Application 18/140,765 is a continuation of application No. 17/383,560, filed on Jul. 23, 2021, granted, now 11,728,047.
Application 17/383,560 is a continuation of application No. 16/699,698, filed on Dec. 1, 2019, granted, now 11,189,383, issued on Nov. 30, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/774,303, filed on Dec. 2, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2023/0326619 A1, Oct. 12, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G21C 3/62 (2006.01); G21C 3/04 (2006.01); G21C 3/07 (2006.01)
CPC G21C 3/623 (2013.01) [G21C 3/045 (2019.01); G21C 3/07 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A nuclear fuel product, comprising:
fuel particles that include a fuel kernel and one or more layers encapsulated within a zirconium carbide (ZrC) matrix,
wherein the zirconium carbide matrix includes near fully dense ZrC that is sub-stoichiometric ZrC with less than 100% theoretical density.