Patents by Inventor Bernice E. Paige

Bernice E. Paige has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Dissolution process for ZrO.sub.2 -UO.sub.2 -CaO fuels
    Patent number: 3965237
    Abstract: The present invention provides an improved dissolution process for ZrO.sub.2 -UO.sub.2 -CaO-type pressurized water reactor fuels. The zirconium cladding is dissolved with hydrofluoric acid, immersing the ZrO.sub.2 -UO.sub.2 -CaO fuel wafers in the resulting zirconium-dissolver-product in the dissolver vessel, and nitric acid is added to the dissolver vessel to facilitate dissolution of the uranium from the ZrO.sub.2 -UO.sub.2 -CaO fuel wafers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 1975
    Date of Patent: June 22, 1976
    Assignee: The United States of America as repesented by the United States Energy Research and Development Administration
    Inventor: Bernice E. Paige