PARTICULATE METAL FUELS USED IN POWER GENERATION, RECYCLING SYSTEMS, AND SMALL MODULAR REACTORS

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.