The invention discloses an
inert matrix dispersion fuel pellet and a preparation method thereof. The preparation method includes: S1, prefabricating a fuel-free area, specifically, pressing SiC mixedpowder into a tubular shape or a disc shape, and performing
pressureless sintering; S2, prefabricating a fuel area, specifically pressing TRISO (tri-structural iso-tropic) particles with SiC coatingsinto a cylindrical shape; S3, filling the cylindrical-shaped materials into the tubular-shaped materials, then placing the disc-shaped materials at the opposite both ends of the tubular-shaped materials, performing
discharge plasma sintering to obtain the
inert matrix dispersion fuel pellet, wherein the cylindrical-shaped materials form the fuel area of the
inert matrix dispersion fuel pellet, andthe tubular-shaped materials and the disc-shaped materials form the fuel-free area of the inert matrix dispersion fuel pellet. According to the preparation method of the inert matrix dispersion fuelpellet, by prefabricating the fuel-free area, the density of the fuel-free area is controlled to be close to that the pressed fuel area, the
density difference between the fuel area and the fuel-freearea of the sintered inert matrix dispersion fuel pellet can be reduced, the
peripheral contour structure of TRISO particles inside the fuel area can be improved, the fuel area can be expanded, the overall TRISO
volume content of the inert matrix dispersion fuel pellet can be increased, and the comprehensive performance of the inert matrix dispersion fuel pellet can be further enhanced.