CA1188502A - Burnable neutron absorbers - Google Patents

Burnable neutron absorbers

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CA1188502A
CA1188502A CA000421157A CA421157A CA1188502A CA 1188502 A CA1188502 A CA 1188502A CA 000421157 A CA000421157 A CA 000421157A CA 421157 A CA421157 A CA 421157A CA 1188502 A CA1188502 A CA 1188502A
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powder
neutron
al2o3
absorber
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William G. Carlson
Kenneth C. Radford
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Westinghouse Electric Corp
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G21—NUCLEAR PHYSICS; NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
    • G21C—NUCLEAR REACTORS
    • G21C7/00—Control of nuclear reaction
    • G21C7/06—Control of nuclear reaction by application of neutron-absorbing material, i.e. material with absorption cross-section very much in excess of reflection cross-section
    • G21C7/24—Selection of substances for use as neutron-absorbing material
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C04—CEMENTS; CONCRETE; ARTIFICIAL STONE; CERAMICS; REFRACTORIES
    • C04B—LIME, MAGNESIA; SLAG; CEMENTS; COMPOSITIONS THEREOF, e.g. MORTARS, CONCRETE OR LIKE BUILDING MATERIALS; ARTIFICIAL STONE; CERAMICS; REFRACTORIES; TREATMENT OF NATURAL STONE
    • C04B35/00—Shaped ceramic products characterised by their composition; Ceramics compositions; Processing powders of inorganic compounds preparatory to the manufacturing of ceramic products
    • C04B35/01—Shaped ceramic products characterised by their composition; Ceramics compositions; Processing powders of inorganic compounds preparatory to the manufacturing of ceramic products based on oxide ceramics
    • C04B35/10—Shaped ceramic products characterised by their composition; Ceramics compositions; Processing powders of inorganic compounds preparatory to the manufacturing of ceramic products based on oxide ceramics based on aluminium oxide
    • C04B35/111—Fine ceramics
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G21—NUCLEAR PHYSICS; NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
    • G21C—NUCLEAR REACTORS
    • G21C21/00—Apparatus or processes specially adapted to the manufacture of reactors or parts thereof
    • G21C21/18—Manufacture of control elements covered by group G21C7/00
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02E—REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
    • Y02E30/00—Energy generation of nuclear origin
    • Y02E30/30—Nuclear fission reactors

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Manufacturing & Machinery (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Ceramic Engineering (AREA)
  • Plasma & Fusion (AREA)
  • High Energy & Nuclear Physics (AREA)
  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Materials Engineering (AREA)
  • Structural Engineering (AREA)
  • Organic Chemistry (AREA)
  • Chemical Kinetics & Catalysis (AREA)
  • Compositions Of Oxide Ceramics (AREA)
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CA000421157A 1982-02-26 1983-02-08 Burnable neutron absorbers Expired CA1188502A (en)

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US06/352,731 US4566989A (en) 1982-02-26 1982-02-26 Burnable neutron absorbers
US352,731 1982-02-26

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CA1188502A true CA1188502A (en) 1985-06-11

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EP (1) EP0087926B1 (GUID-C5D7CC26-194C-43D0-91A1-9AE8C70A9BFF.html)
JP (1) JPS58161970A (GUID-C5D7CC26-194C-43D0-91A1-9AE8C70A9BFF.html)
KR (1) KR910009192B1 (GUID-C5D7CC26-194C-43D0-91A1-9AE8C70A9BFF.html)
BE (1) BE896034A (GUID-C5D7CC26-194C-43D0-91A1-9AE8C70A9BFF.html)
CA (1) CA1188502A (GUID-C5D7CC26-194C-43D0-91A1-9AE8C70A9BFF.html)
DE (1) DE3376909D1 (GUID-C5D7CC26-194C-43D0-91A1-9AE8C70A9BFF.html)
ES (1) ES8405548A1 (GUID-C5D7CC26-194C-43D0-91A1-9AE8C70A9BFF.html)
FR (1) FR2522434B1 (GUID-C5D7CC26-194C-43D0-91A1-9AE8C70A9BFF.html)
ZA (1) ZA83621B (GUID-C5D7CC26-194C-43D0-91A1-9AE8C70A9BFF.html)

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JPS58161970A (ja) 1983-09-26
BE896034A (fr) 1983-08-25
EP0087926B1 (en) 1988-06-01
DE3376909D1 (en) 1988-07-07
US4566989A (en) 1986-01-28
FR2522434A1 (fr) 1983-09-02
EP0087926A2 (en) 1983-09-07
ES520139A0 (es) 1984-06-01
EP0087926A3 (en) 1985-05-15
FR2522434B1 (fr) 1989-01-20
JPH0156399B2 (GUID-C5D7CC26-194C-43D0-91A1-9AE8C70A9BFF.html) 1989-11-29
ES8405548A1 (es) 1984-06-01
ZA83621B (en) 1983-12-28
KR840003902A (ko) 1984-10-04

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