GB1224465A - Improvements in or relating to fuel element assemblies for nuclear reactors - Google Patents

Improvements in or relating to fuel element assemblies for nuclear reactors

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Publication number
GB1224465A
GB1224465A GB22885/67A GB2288567A GB1224465A GB 1224465 A GB1224465 A GB 1224465A GB 22885/67 A GB22885/67 A GB 22885/67A GB 2288567 A GB2288567 A GB 2288567A GB 1224465 A GB1224465 A GB 1224465A
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United Kingdom
Prior art keywords
fuel
ribs
channel
fuel element
pins
Prior art date
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Expired
Application number
GB22885/67A
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English (en)
Inventor
Paul Langford Mantle
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Central Electricity Generating Board
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Central Electricity Generating Board
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Publication date
Application filed by Central Electricity Generating Board filed Critical Central Electricity Generating Board
Priority to GB22885/67A priority Critical patent/GB1224465A/en
Priority to FR1563494D priority patent/FR1563494A/fr
Priority to US729751A priority patent/US3625822A/en
Priority to BE715396D priority patent/BE715396A/xx
Publication of GB1224465A publication Critical patent/GB1224465A/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
    • 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
    • G21C3/322—Means to influence the coolant flow through or around the bundles
    • 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
    • G21C3/324—Coats or envelopes for the bundles
    • 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)
  • Apparatus Associated With Microorganisms And Enzymes (AREA)
  • Heat-Exchange Devices With Radiators And Conduit Assemblies (AREA)
GB22885/67A 1967-05-17 1967-05-17 Improvements in or relating to fuel element assemblies for nuclear reactors Expired GB1224465A (en)

Priority Applications (4)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB22885/67A GB1224465A (en) 1967-05-17 1967-05-17 Improvements in or relating to fuel element assemblies for nuclear reactors
FR1563494D FR1563494A (enExample) 1967-05-17 1968-05-16
US729751A US3625822A (en) 1967-05-17 1968-05-16 Nuclear reactors and to fuel element assemblies for use therein
BE715396D BE715396A (enExample) 1967-05-17 1968-05-17

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB22885/67A GB1224465A (en) 1967-05-17 1967-05-17 Improvements in or relating to fuel element assemblies for nuclear reactors

Publications (1)

Publication Number Publication Date
GB1224465A true GB1224465A (en) 1971-03-10

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GB22885/67A Expired GB1224465A (en) 1967-05-17 1967-05-17 Improvements in or relating to fuel element assemblies for nuclear reactors

Country Status (4)

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US (1) US3625822A (enExample)
BE (1) BE715396A (enExample)
FR (1) FR1563494A (enExample)
GB (1) GB1224465A (enExample)

Cited By (1)

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GB2168192A (en) * 1984-12-07 1986-06-11 Atomic Energy Authority Uk Gas cooled nuclear reactors

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GB1264090A (enExample) * 1969-12-12 1972-02-16
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GB1502427A (en) * 1974-06-03 1978-03-01 Atomic Energy Authority Uk Nuclear reactor coolant channels
DE2757396A1 (de) * 1977-12-22 1979-07-05 Kraftwerk Union Ag Brennelement fuer schnelle kernreaktoren
US4775510A (en) * 1986-12-22 1988-10-04 Combustion Engineering, Inc. Nuclear fuel assembly hollow flow deflector
SE466226B (sv) * 1990-05-22 1992-01-13 Asea Atom Ab Braenslepatron foer en kaernreaktor
US5327470A (en) * 1992-02-07 1994-07-05 General Electric Company Spacer with steam separator
US6813329B1 (en) * 2003-06-12 2004-11-02 Westinghouse Electric Copmany Llc Crud-resistant nuclear fuel cladding
RU2680175C2 (ru) * 2016-10-31 2019-02-18 Эдуард Алексеевич Болтенко Способ повышения теплосъема на выпуклых теплоотдающих поверхностях теплопередающих устройств и устройство для его осуществления
CN112071441B (zh) * 2020-08-10 2021-09-07 岭东核电有限公司 带有螺旋状结构燃料棒的燃料组件
US20230368931A1 (en) * 2022-05-10 2023-11-16 Westinghouse Electric Company Llc Fuel cladding covered by a mesh

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NL227956A (enExample) * 1957-05-21
GB847124A (en) * 1957-06-24 1960-09-07 Atomic Energy Authority Uk Improvements in or relating to fuel elements for nuclear reactors
GB859960A (en) * 1958-02-12 1961-01-25 Gen Electric Co Ltd Improvements in or relating to protective cans for nuclear reactor fuel elements
GB863335A (en) * 1958-11-04 1961-03-22 Atomic Energy Authority Uk Improvements in or relating to fuel elements for gas-cooled nuclear reactors
NL106058C (enExample) * 1958-12-05 1900-01-01
GB909637A (en) * 1958-12-10 1962-10-31 Rolls Royce Improvements in or relating to nuclear reactors
NL276099A (enExample) * 1961-03-21
US3207670A (en) * 1961-12-04 1965-09-21 Gen Dynamics Corp Gas cooled nuclear reactor with im-proved coolant flow path arrangement and fuel assembly therefor
FR1433592A (fr) * 1965-02-19 1966-04-01 Commissariat Energie Atomique Dispositif de support pour élément de combustible nucléaire

Cited By (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB2168192A (en) * 1984-12-07 1986-06-11 Atomic Energy Authority Uk Gas cooled nuclear reactors
GB2168192B (en) * 1984-12-07 1989-08-31 Atomic Energy Authority Uk Gas cooled nuclear reactors

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Publication number Publication date
US3625822A (en) 1971-12-07
BE715396A (enExample) 1968-10-16
FR1563494A (enExample) 1969-04-11

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