GB1081874A - Nuclear reactor fuel elements - Google Patents

Nuclear reactor fuel elements

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Publication number
GB1081874A
GB1081874A GB29708/64A GB2970864A GB1081874A GB 1081874 A GB1081874 A GB 1081874A GB 29708/64 A GB29708/64 A GB 29708/64A GB 2970864 A GB2970864 A GB 2970864A GB 1081874 A GB1081874 A GB 1081874A
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United Kingdom
Prior art keywords
sheath
coils
closure member
spring
fuel
Prior art date
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Expired
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GB29708/64A
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English (en)
Inventor
Alan Charles Anthony Saunders
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UK Atomic Energy Authority
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UK Atomic Energy Authority
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Filing date
Publication date
Application filed by UK Atomic Energy Authority filed Critical UK Atomic Energy Authority
Priority to GB29708/64A priority Critical patent/GB1081874A/en
Priority to US459336A priority patent/US3310474A/en
Priority to DE1514968A priority patent/DE1514968C3/de
Priority to SE7410/65A priority patent/SE315048B/xx
Priority to JP40034660A priority patent/JPS49719B1/ja
Priority to FR22199A priority patent/FR1439488A/fr
Priority to BE667245A priority patent/BE667245A/xx
Publication of GB1081874A publication Critical patent/GB1081874A/en
Expired legal-status Critical Current

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Classifications

    • 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
    • G21C3/336—Spacer elements for fuel rods in the bundle
    • G21C3/338—Helicoidal spacer elements
    • 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
    • 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
    • G21C3/17—Means for storage or immobilisation of gases in fuel elements
    • 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
    • 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
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G21—NUCLEAR PHYSICS; NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
    • G21C—NUCLEAR REACTORS
    • G21C5/00—Moderator or core structure; Selection of materials for use as moderator
    • G21C5/02—Details
    • G21C5/06—Means for locating or supporting fuel elements
    • 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)
  • Monitoring And Testing Of Nuclear Reactors (AREA)
GB29708/64A 1964-07-23 1964-07-23 Nuclear reactor fuel elements Expired GB1081874A (en)

Priority Applications (7)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB29708/64A GB1081874A (en) 1964-07-23 1964-07-23 Nuclear reactor fuel elements
US459336A US3310474A (en) 1964-07-23 1965-05-27 Nuclear reactor fuel elements
DE1514968A DE1514968C3 (de) 1964-07-23 1965-06-02 Kernreaktor-Brennelement
SE7410/65A SE315048B (enExample) 1964-07-23 1965-06-04
JP40034660A JPS49719B1 (enExample) 1964-07-23 1965-06-12
FR22199A FR1439488A (fr) 1964-07-23 1965-06-24 Cartouches de combustible pour réacteur nucléaire
BE667245A BE667245A (enExample) 1964-07-23 1965-07-22

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB29708/64A GB1081874A (en) 1964-07-23 1964-07-23 Nuclear reactor fuel elements

Publications (1)

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GB1081874A true GB1081874A (en) 1967-09-06

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GB29708/64A Expired GB1081874A (en) 1964-07-23 1964-07-23 Nuclear reactor fuel elements

Country Status (7)

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US (1) US3310474A (enExample)
JP (1) JPS49719B1 (enExample)
BE (1) BE667245A (enExample)
DE (1) DE1514968C3 (enExample)
FR (1) FR1439488A (enExample)
GB (1) GB1081874A (enExample)
SE (1) SE315048B (enExample)

Cited By (1)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
RU2347289C1 (ru) * 2007-07-09 2009-02-20 Федеральное государственное унитарное предприятие "Всероссийский научно-исследовательский институт неорганических материалов имени академика А.А. Бочвара" Твэл ядерного реактора

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SE310915B (enExample) * 1967-09-04 1969-05-19 Asea Ab
FR1584831A (enExample) * 1967-09-29 1970-01-02
US3713975A (en) * 1969-12-02 1973-01-30 Nl Industries Inc Nuclear reactor fuel element
FR2104669B1 (enExample) * 1970-06-19 1973-05-25 Commissariat Energie Atomique
US3963566A (en) * 1972-10-06 1976-06-15 General Electric Company Nuclear fuel column retainer
CH560447A5 (enExample) * 1972-10-06 1975-03-27 Gen Electric
DE2619218C2 (de) * 1976-04-30 1985-12-05 INTERATOM GmbH, 5060 Bergisch Gladbach Einrichtung zum Herstellen die Messung einer repräsentativen Temperatur ermöglichender Verhältnisse in einem strömenden Medium, insbesondere bei einem Kernreaktor
DE3008456A1 (de) * 1980-03-05 1981-09-17 Kraftwerk Union AG, 4330 Mülheim Brennelement fuer einen kernreaktor
US4871509A (en) * 1988-05-02 1989-10-03 General Electric Company Fuel column retainer using radially compressed spring
EP0361037A3 (en) * 1988-09-27 1990-08-01 Combustion Engineering, Inc. Self-locking plenum spring
US6298108B1 (en) * 1999-07-21 2001-10-02 Yousef M. Farawila Nuclear fuel rod with upward-shifted pellet stack and a device to realize same
CA2710432C (en) * 2007-12-26 2016-04-26 Thorium Power, Inc. Nuclear reactor, fuel assembly consisting of driver-breeding modules for a nuclear reactor and a fuel cell for a fuel assembly

Family Cites Families (1)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US3022240A (en) * 1958-10-03 1962-02-20 Charles H Bassett Nuclear reactor fuel element

Cited By (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
RU2347289C1 (ru) * 2007-07-09 2009-02-20 Федеральное государственное унитарное предприятие "Всероссийский научно-исследовательский институт неорганических материалов имени академика А.А. Бочвара" Твэл ядерного реактора

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Publication number Publication date
DE1514968B2 (de) 1973-10-25
SE315048B (enExample) 1969-09-22
JPS49719B1 (enExample) 1974-01-09
DE1514968C3 (de) 1974-05-09
US3310474A (en) 1967-03-21
FR1439488A (fr) 1966-05-20
BE667245A (enExample) 1966-01-24
DE1514968A1 (de) 1969-08-07

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