NUCLEAR FUEL CONTAINING RECYCLED AND DEPLETED URANIUM, AND NUCLEAR FUEL BUNDLE AND NUCLEAR REACTOR COMPRISING SAME
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Nov 21, 2013
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Nov 15, 2010
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Fuel bundles for a nuclear reactor are described and illustrated, and in some cases includes fuel elements each having a first fuel component of recycled uranium; and a second fuel component of at least one of depleted uranium and natural uranium blended with the first fuel component, wherein the blended first and second fuel components have a first fissile content of less than 1.2 wt % of 235U. Other fuel bundles are also described and illustrated, and include a first fuel element including recycled uranium, the first fuel element having a first fissile content of no less than 0.72 wt % of 235U; and a second fuel element including at least one of depleted uranium and natural uranium, the second fuel element having a second fissile content of no greater than 0.71 wt % of 235U.
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