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It has a tuneable range of properties resulting in fuels configured for safer nuclear power generation.
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Description: When compared to conventional bulk UO2 fuels, slurries of UO2 nanocrystals and/or UO2-Carbon nanocomposites in water are a potential, and superior, liquid fuels option for nuclear power production. The technology comprises the synthesis of water-dispersible UO2 nanocrystals and UO2-Carbon nanocomposites. Resulting UO2-Carbon nanocomposites have a variety of structural morphologies, and a tuneable range of properties resulting in fuels configured for safer nuclear power generation. Features of UO2-Carbon nanocomposite: - Lower cost of production - Improved reactor operating efficiencies due to removal of neutron absorbing fission products - Improved accident tolerance - Modularized for rapid assembly & mobility - Efficient disassembly and reprocessing - Resistant to proliferation