CA941077A - Nuclear fuel element with multiple fuel tubes - Google Patents

Nuclear fuel element with multiple fuel tubes

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Publication number
CA941077A
CA941077A CA124,192A CA124192A CA941077A CA 941077 A CA941077 A CA 941077A CA 124192 A CA124192 A CA 124192A CA 941077 A CA941077 A CA 941077A
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Prior art keywords
tubes
fuel
nuclear
nuclear fuel
fuel element
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CA124,192A
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CA124192S (en
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Joseph R. Weiss
Richard J. Slember
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United Nuclear Corp
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United Nuclear Corp
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G21—NUCLEAR PHYSICS; NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
    • G21C—NUCLEAR REACTORS
    • G21C3/00—Reactor fuel elements and their assemblies; Selection of substances for use as reactor fuel elements
    • G21C3/30—Assemblies of a number of fuel elements in the form of a rigid unit
    • G21C3/32—Bundles of parallel pin-, rod-, or tube-shaped fuel elements
    • G21C3/33—Supporting or hanging of elements in the bundle; Means forming part of the bundle for inserting it into, or removing it from, the core; Means for coupling adjacent bundles
    • G21C3/332—Supports for spacer grids
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G21—NUCLEAR PHYSICS; NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
    • G21C—NUCLEAR REACTORS
    • G21C3/00—Reactor fuel elements and their assemblies; Selection of substances for use as reactor fuel elements
    • G21C3/02—Fuel elements
    • G21C3/04—Constructional details
    • G21C3/16—Details of the construction within the casing
    • G21C3/18—Internal spacers or other non-active material within the casing, e.g. compensating for expansion of fuel rods or for compensating excess reactivity
    • 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
CA124,192A 1971-01-21 1971-10-01 Nuclear fuel element with multiple fuel tubes Expired CA941077A (en)

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US10832471A 1971-01-21 1971-01-21

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CA941077A true CA941077A (en) 1974-01-29

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DE (1) DE2156171C2 (en)
FR (1) FR2122396A1 (en)
GB (1) GB1311240A (en)

Families Citing this family (8)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
CH560447A5 (en) * 1972-10-06 1975-03-27 Gen Electric
US4165256A (en) * 1975-03-03 1979-08-21 The Babcock & Wilcox Company Fuel element grid plate with corrugation and bosses
US4081324A (en) * 1976-06-17 1978-03-28 Exxon Nuclear Company Inc. Spacer capture rod to spacer grid attachment device
FR2426310A1 (en) * 1978-05-19 1979-12-14 Framatome Sa EASY DISASSEMBLY FUEL ASSEMBLY FOR NUCLEAR REACTOR
US4462958A (en) * 1982-04-30 1984-07-31 The United States Of America As Represented By The United States Department Of Energy LMFBR fuel assembly design for HCDA fuel dispersal
DE3221270C1 (en) * 1982-06-04 1983-10-20 Kraftwerk Union AG, 4330 Mülheim Nuclear reactor fuel element
US4839136A (en) * 1986-10-23 1989-06-13 Ab Asea-Atom Spacer for nuclear fuel rods
DE19906356C1 (en) * 1999-02-16 2000-06-29 Siemens Ag Fuel element, for light water cooled nuclear reactor, has support and/or guide tubes filled with closely spaced fine profiles for damping vibrations

Family Cites Families (2)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB932463A (en) * 1960-10-27 1963-07-24 Atomic Energy Authority Uk Improvements in or relating to nuclear fuel elements
DE1949211A1 (en) * 1968-10-10 1970-08-06 Gen Electric Fuel assembly for nuclear reactor

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DE2156171A1 (en) 1972-07-27
DE2156171C2 (en) 1982-05-06
FR2122396A1 (en) 1972-09-01
GB1311240A (en) 1973-03-28

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