| abstract |
A method for producing a porous fuel including uranium, optionally plutonium, and optionally at least one minor actinide, the method including: a) compacting a mixture including a first type of agglomerate including uranium oxide in a form of uranium dioxide UO 2 , optionally plutonium oxide, and optionally at least one minor actinide oxide, and a second type of agglomerate including uranium oxide in a form of triuranium octaoxide U 3 O 8 , optionally plutonium oxide, and optionally at least one minor actinide oxide; b) reducing the compacted mixture in a reducing medium, to reduce all or part of the triuranium octaoxide U 3 O 8 into uranium dioxide UO 2 , the second type of agglomerate being prepared prior to the compacting by a series of specific operations. |