Patent ID: 11894154
Assignee: CURIO SOLUTIONS LLC
Field: Engines, pumps, turbines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  Y | IPC G

Claim 1:
2. The system of claim 1, wherein the decladding vessel comprises:
a removable basket mechanism having a plurality of slots formed within an interior of the decladding vessel, wherein each slot is sized to hold a fuel rod bundle in an upright manner, wherein the slots are formed of one of an oxidation resistant ceramic or ceramic composite; and
a heat resistant coating applied to an interior of the decladding vessel and the plurality of slots;
an inlet in communication with the interior of the decladding vessel, wherein an oxygen stream is injected into the decladding vessel, wherein the oxygen stream pulverizes the nuclear fuel pellets by converting them to U3O8, the U3O8 collecting in a bottom area of the decladding vessel.