摘要 |
1,132,129. Thorium oxide containing MgO. UNITED STATES ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION. 1 Sept., 1966 [19 Oct., 1965], No. 39180/66. Heading C1A. [Also in Division G6] Thorium oxide nuclear fuel contains 0.5 to 1À6% by weight of magnesium oxide in order to increase the rate of dissolution of the used fuel in aqueous nitric acid. Magnesium nitrate, chloride, bromide or perchlorate, or a suspension of MgO, may be added to an aqueous sol. of activated ThO 2 . The mixture is dried slowly to a vitreous gel and then calcined at 950-1200‹ C. in air. |