DE3563133D1 - Nuclear fuel assembly and method of operating a reactor using the assembly - Google Patents

Nuclear fuel assembly and method of operating a reactor using the assembly

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Publication number
DE3563133D1
DE3563133D1 DE8585400291T DE3563133T DE3563133D1 DE 3563133 D1 DE3563133 D1 DE 3563133D1 DE 8585400291 T DE8585400291 T DE 8585400291T DE 3563133 T DE3563133 T DE 3563133T DE 3563133 D1 DE3563133 D1 DE 3563133D1
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assembly
reactor
operating
nuclear fuel
fuel assembly
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Claude Dehon
Andre Kolmayer
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Areva NP SAS
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Framatome SA
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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
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G21—NUCLEAR PHYSICS; NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
    • G21C—NUCLEAR REACTORS
    • G21C7/00—Control of nuclear reaction
    • G21C7/02—Control of nuclear reaction by using self-regulating properties of reactor materials, e.g. Doppler effect
    • G21C7/04—Control of nuclear reaction by using self-regulating properties of reactor materials, e.g. Doppler effect of burnable poisons
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G21—NUCLEAR PHYSICS; NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
    • G21C—NUCLEAR REACTORS
    • G21C19/00—Arrangements for treating, for handling, or for facilitating the handling of, fuel or other materials which are used within the reactor, e.g. within its pressure vessel
    • G21C19/20—Arrangements for introducing objects into the pressure vessel; Arrangements for handling objects within the pressure vessel; Arrangements for removing objects from the pressure vessel
    • G21C19/205—Interchanging of fuel elements in the core, i.e. fuel shuffling
    • 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
    • G21C3/326—Bundles of parallel pin-, rod-, or tube-shaped fuel elements comprising fuel elements of different composition; comprising, in addition to the fuel elements, other pin-, rod-, or tube-shaped elements, e.g. control rods, grid support rods, fertile rods, poison rods or dummy rods
    • G21C3/328—Relative disposition of the elements in the bundle lattice
    • 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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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Plasma & Fusion (AREA)
  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • High Energy & Nuclear Physics (AREA)
  • Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Chemical Kinetics & Catalysis (AREA)
  • Monitoring And Testing Of Nuclear Reactors (AREA)
  • Structure Of Emergency Protection For Nuclear Reactors (AREA)
DE8585400291T 1984-02-22 1985-02-19 Nuclear fuel assembly and method of operating a reactor using the assembly Expired DE3563133D1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
FR8402684A FR2559943B1 (fr) 1984-02-22 1984-02-22 Assemblage de combustible nucleaire et procede d'exploitation de reacteur nucleaire en comportant application

Publications (1)

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DE3563133D1 true DE3563133D1 (en) 1988-07-07

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US (1) US4649020A (de)
EP (1) EP0155865B1 (de)
JP (1) JPS61787A (de)
KR (1) KR920007738B1 (de)
DE (1) DE3563133D1 (de)
ES (1) ES8702036A1 (de)
FR (1) FR2559943B1 (de)
ZA (1) ZA851203B (de)

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FR2728718A1 (fr) * 1994-12-23 1996-06-28 Framatome Sa Assemblage combustible a poison consommable et procede d'exploitation de reacteur mettant en oeuvre un tel assemblage
ES2263933T3 (es) * 2003-10-01 2006-12-16 Framatome Anp Conjunto de combustible para reactor nuclear de agua a presion comprendiendo varillas con dos contenidos de gadolinio.
EP2497092B1 (de) 2009-11-02 2018-08-29 TerraPower LLC Kernspaltungsreaktor und verfahren dafür
US9799416B2 (en) * 2009-11-06 2017-10-24 Terrapower, Llc Methods and systems for migrating fuel assemblies in a nuclear fission reactor
US9922733B2 (en) * 2009-11-06 2018-03-20 Terrapower, Llc Methods and systems for migrating fuel assemblies in a nuclear fission reactor
US9786392B2 (en) 2009-11-06 2017-10-10 Terrapower, Llc Methods and systems for migrating fuel assemblies in a nuclear fission reactor
US10008294B2 (en) * 2009-11-06 2018-06-26 Terrapower, Llc Methods and systems for migrating fuel assemblies in a nuclear fission reactor
KR102143850B1 (ko) 2010-09-03 2020-08-12 아토믹 에너지 오브 캐나다 리미티드 토륨을 함유하는 핵연료 다발 및 그것을 포함하는 원자로
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FR2520916B1 (fr) * 1982-02-03 1986-04-18 Fragema Framatome & Cogema Assemblage combustible a poison consommable
JPS5913981A (ja) * 1982-07-14 1984-01-24 株式会社東芝 燃料集合体

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KR850006764A (ko) 1985-10-16
EP0155865B1 (de) 1988-06-01
KR920007738B1 (ko) 1992-09-16
US4649020A (en) 1987-03-10
JPS61787A (ja) 1986-01-06
ES540543A0 (es) 1986-12-16
ES8702036A1 (es) 1986-12-16
FR2559943A1 (fr) 1985-08-23
ZA851203B (en) 1985-10-30
FR2559943B1 (fr) 1986-07-04
EP0155865A1 (de) 1985-09-25

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