Idaho National Laboratory Fabrication of Uranium Silicide Fuel Pellets

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INL gets the feedstock material from industrial supplier BWXT Nuclear Energy in Virginia.

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The lab then melts it and converts it into uranium silicide powder.

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The powder is then pressed into pellets.

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The pressed pellets are then baked in a furnace to densify, which hardens and strengthens the pellets.