The invention belongs to the field of
graphite materials, and particularly relates to nuclear-grade
natural graphite, preparation of the nuclear-grade
natural graphite and application of the nuclear-grade
natural graphite to preparation of high-temperature gas cooled reactor fuel spherulis.The preparation method comprises the steps that a natural
graphite raw material is subjected to first-stage heat preservation treatment at the temperature T1 in advance, and a first-stage material is obtained;
grinding and grading the first-section material to obtain
graphite powder A and graphite
powder B; then shaping and grading the graphite
powder A to obtain graphite powder C; mixing the graphite powder B and the graphite powder C to obtain graphite powder D; the graphite powder D is subjected to
liquid phase treatment in acid liquor in advance, and graphite powder E is obtained; the graphite powder E is subjected to two-stage gas-
solid treatment with gas control and
pressure control, and the nuclear-grade natural graphite is prepared. According to the method, the purity of the graphite can be obviously optimized, and in addition, the loss of strength in the purification process can be avoided, so that the graphite which is more than 5N, ultralow in
nuclear reaction degradation impurities, excellent in strength and capable of meeting the application requirements of a
nuclear reaction device can be obtained.