NITRIDE NUCLEAR FUEL AND METHOD FOR ITS PRODUCTION

摘要

The invention relates to a nitride nuclear fuel characterized in that the nitride fuel is a pellet of a material with a single-phase solid solution of elements comprising at least a nitride of americium (Am), and that the material has a density of around 90% of the theoretical density. The invention further relates to a method for producing the said nuclear fuel by using the steps: mixing of starting powders, sintering of the powders into a dense pellet and a subsequent heat treatment.