GB2115212A - Nuclear fuel element - Google Patents
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- GB2115212A GB2115212A GB08234359A GB8234359A GB2115212A GB 2115212 A GB2115212 A GB 2115212A GB 08234359 A GB08234359 A GB 08234359A GB 8234359 A GB8234359 A GB 8234359A GB 2115212 A GB2115212 A GB 2115212A
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- nuclear fuel
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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
- G21C3/02—Fuel elements
- G21C3/04—Constructional details
- G21C3/16—Details of the construction within the casing
- G21C3/20—Details of the construction within the casing with coating on fuel or on inside of casing; with non-active interlayer between casing and active material with multiple casings or multiple active layers
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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
- G21C3/02—Fuel elements
- G21C3/28—Fuel elements with fissile or breeder material in solid form within a non-active casing
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- 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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- Monitoring And Testing Of Nuclear Reactors (AREA)
- Physical Or Chemical Processes And Apparatus (AREA)
Applications Claiming Priority (1)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| JP56195487A JPS5896278A (ja) | 1981-12-04 | 1981-12-04 | 被覆燃料粒子を充填した核燃料棒 |
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| Publication Number | Publication Date |
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| GB2115212A true GB2115212A (en) | 1983-09-01 |
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| GB08234359A Withdrawn GB2115212A (en) | 1981-12-04 | 1982-12-02 | Nuclear fuel element |
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| JP (1) | JPS5896278A (enrdf_load_stackoverflow) |
| GB (1) | GB2115212A (enrdf_load_stackoverflow) |
Cited By (3)
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| EP2543044B1 (en) * | 2010-03-01 | 2018-08-15 | Westinghouse Electric Sweden AB | A neutron absorbing component and a method for producing of a neutron absorbing component |
| CN111724919A (zh) * | 2020-06-29 | 2020-09-29 | 清华大学 | 一种含可燃毒物包覆层的包覆燃料颗粒、芯块、燃料元件及其制备方法 |
| US11527333B2 (en) * | 2015-08-07 | 2022-12-13 | University Of Seoul Industry Cooperation Foundation | Fully ceramic microencapsulated fuels containing tristructural-isotropic particles with a coating layer having higher shrinkage than matrix |
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| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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| JPH0325943U (enrdf_load_stackoverflow) * | 1989-07-24 | 1991-03-18 |
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Cited By (5)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EP2543044B1 (en) * | 2010-03-01 | 2018-08-15 | Westinghouse Electric Sweden AB | A neutron absorbing component and a method for producing of a neutron absorbing component |
| US11527333B2 (en) * | 2015-08-07 | 2022-12-13 | University Of Seoul Industry Cooperation Foundation | Fully ceramic microencapsulated fuels containing tristructural-isotropic particles with a coating layer having higher shrinkage than matrix |
| US11715571B2 (en) | 2015-08-07 | 2023-08-01 | University Of Seoul Industry Cooperation Foundation | Method for process for producing fully ceramic microencapsulated fuels containing tristructural-isotropic particles with a coating layer having higher shrinkage than matrix |
| CN111724919A (zh) * | 2020-06-29 | 2020-09-29 | 清华大学 | 一种含可燃毒物包覆层的包覆燃料颗粒、芯块、燃料元件及其制备方法 |
| CN111724919B (zh) * | 2020-06-29 | 2022-09-09 | 清华大学 | 一种含可燃毒物包覆层的包覆燃料颗粒、芯块、燃料元件及其制备方法 |
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| Publication number | Publication date |
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| JPS5896278A (ja) | 1983-06-08 |
| JPS6260038B2 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow) | 1987-12-14 |
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| WAP | Application withdrawn, taken to be withdrawn or refused ** after publication under section 16(1) |