CA938036A - Pressure tube nuclear reactor utilizing a light water moderator - Google Patents

Pressure tube nuclear reactor utilizing a light water moderator

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Publication number
CA938036A
CA938036A CA115306A CA115306A CA938036A CA 938036 A CA938036 A CA 938036A CA 115306 A CA115306 A CA 115306A CA 115306 A CA115306 A CA 115306A CA 938036 A CA938036 A CA 938036A
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Prior art keywords
nuclear reactor
pressure tube
light water
reactor utilizing
water moderator
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CA115306A
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CA115306S (en
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T. Rowlands Ivor
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British Nuclear Design of Construction Ltd
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British Nuclear Design of Construction Ltd
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G21—NUCLEAR PHYSICS; NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
    • G21C—NUCLEAR REACTORS
    • G21C1/00—Reactor types
    • G21C1/04—Thermal reactors ; Epithermal reactors
    • G21C1/06—Heterogeneous reactors, i.e. in which fuel and moderator are separated
    • G21C1/14—Heterogeneous reactors, i.e. in which fuel and moderator are separated moderator being substantially not pressurised, e.g. swimming-pool reactor
    • G21C1/16—Heterogeneous reactors, i.e. in which fuel and moderator are separated moderator being substantially not pressurised, e.g. swimming-pool reactor moderator and coolant being different or separated, e.g. sodium-graphite reactor, sodium-heavy water reactor or organic coolant-heavy water reactor
    • G21C1/18—Heterogeneous reactors, i.e. in which fuel and moderator are separated moderator being substantially not pressurised, e.g. swimming-pool reactor moderator and coolant being different or separated, e.g. sodium-graphite reactor, sodium-heavy water reactor or organic coolant-heavy water reactor coolant being pressurised
    • G21C1/20—Heterogeneous reactors, i.e. in which fuel and moderator are separated moderator being substantially not pressurised, e.g. swimming-pool reactor moderator and coolant being different or separated, e.g. sodium-graphite reactor, sodium-heavy water reactor or organic coolant-heavy water reactor coolant being pressurised moderator being liquid, e.g. pressure-tube reactor
    • 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
    • G21C7/22—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 by displacement of a fluid or fluent neutron-absorbing material, e.g. by adding neutron-absorbing material to the coolant
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G21—NUCLEAR PHYSICS; NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
    • G21C—NUCLEAR REACTORS
    • G21C7/00—Control of nuclear reaction
    • G21C7/26—Control of nuclear reaction by displacement of the moderator or parts thereof by changing the moderator concentration
    • 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
CA115306A 1970-06-12 1971-06-10 Pressure tube nuclear reactor utilizing a light water moderator Expired CA938036A (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

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GB2870270A GB1358984A (en) 1970-06-12 1970-06-12 Nuclear reactors

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CA938036A true CA938036A (en) 1973-12-04

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CA (1) CA938036A (en)
DE (1) DE2129169A1 (en)
FR (1) FR2095211B3 (en)
GB (1) GB1358984A (en)

Families Citing this family (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US4371495A (en) * 1981-01-23 1983-02-01 Westinghouse Electric Corp. Self rupturing gas moderator rod for a nuclear reactor
US4657726A (en) * 1984-06-22 1987-04-14 Westinghouse Electric Corp. Moderator control apparatus for a nuclear reactor fuel assembly
US4687621A (en) * 1984-08-06 1987-08-18 Westinghouse Electric Corp. Nuclear fuel assembly with improved spectral shift-producing rods
US4683103A (en) * 1985-02-12 1987-07-28 Westinghouse Electric Corp. Spectral shift apparatus and method for a nuclear reactor fuel assembly

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FR2095211B3 (en) 1974-03-29
GB1358984A (en) 1974-07-03
FR2095211A3 (en) 1972-02-11
DE2129169A1 (en) 1971-12-16

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