GB2177250B - Burnable absorber coated nuclear fuel - Google Patents

Burnable absorber coated nuclear fuel

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Publication number
GB2177250B
GB2177250B GB08616520A GB8616520A GB2177250B GB 2177250 B GB2177250 B GB 2177250B GB 08616520 A GB08616520 A GB 08616520A GB 8616520 A GB8616520 A GB 8616520A GB 2177250 B GB2177250 B GB 2177250B
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United Kingdom
Prior art keywords
nuclear fuel
burnable absorber
coated nuclear
absorber coated
burnable
Prior art date
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
Expired
Application number
GB08616520A
Other versions
GB2177250A (en
GB8616520D0 (en
Inventor
Walston Chubb
Kenneth Charles Radford
Beryl Hugh Parks
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
CBS Corp
Original Assignee
Westinghouse Electric Corp
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Publication date
Priority claimed from US06/468,743 external-priority patent/US4582676A/en
Priority claimed from US06/468,788 external-priority patent/US4587087A/en
Application filed by Westinghouse Electric Corp filed Critical Westinghouse Electric Corp
Publication of GB8616520D0 publication Critical patent/GB8616520D0/en
Publication of GB2177250A publication Critical patent/GB2177250A/en
Application granted granted Critical
Publication of GB2177250B publication Critical patent/GB2177250B/en
Expired legal-status Critical Current

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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
    • 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
    • G21C3/42—Selection of substances for use as reactor fuel
    • G21C3/58—Solid reactor fuel Pellets made of fissile material
    • G21C3/62—Ceramic fuel
    • 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
    • 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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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • High Energy & Nuclear Physics (AREA)
  • Plasma & Fusion (AREA)
  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Ceramic Engineering (AREA)
  • Chemical Kinetics & Catalysis (AREA)
  • Solid-Sorbent Or Filter-Aiding Compositions (AREA)
  • Monitoring And Testing Of Nuclear Reactors (AREA)
  • Inorganic Compounds Of Heavy Metals (AREA)
  • Solid Fuels And Fuel-Associated Substances (AREA)
  • Other Surface Treatments For Metallic Materials (AREA)
GB08616520A 1983-02-22 1986-07-07 Burnable absorber coated nuclear fuel Expired GB2177250B (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US06/468,743 US4582676A (en) 1983-02-22 1983-02-22 Coating a uranium dioxide nuclear fuel with a zirconium diboride burnable poison
US06/468,788 US4587087A (en) 1983-02-22 1983-02-22 Burnable absorber coated nuclear fuel

Publications (3)

Publication Number Publication Date
GB8616520D0 GB8616520D0 (en) 1986-08-13
GB2177250A GB2177250A (en) 1987-01-14
GB2177250B true GB2177250B (en) 1987-12-31

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Family Applications (2)

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GB08402535A Expired GB2137012B (en) 1983-02-22 1984-01-31 Burnable absorber coated nuclear fuel
GB08616520A Expired GB2177250B (en) 1983-02-22 1986-07-07 Burnable absorber coated nuclear fuel

Family Applications Before (1)

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GB08402535A Expired GB2137012B (en) 1983-02-22 1984-01-31 Burnable absorber coated nuclear fuel

Country Status (6)

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KR (1) KR910005068B1 (en)
CH (1) CH664036A5 (en)
DE (1) DE3402192A1 (en)
FR (1) FR2541495B1 (en)
GB (2) GB2137012B (en)
SE (1) SE458810B (en)

Families Citing this family (6)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US4626404A (en) * 1983-12-21 1986-12-02 Westinghouse Electric Corp. Annular burnable absorber rod
GB8802419D0 (en) * 1988-02-03 1988-03-02 British Nuclear Fuels Plc Fuel elements containing burnable poison
US5075075A (en) * 1990-01-16 1991-12-24 Westinghouse Electric Corp. Nuclear reactor core having nuclear fuel and composite burnable absorber arranged for power peaking and moderator temperature coefficient control
US5147598A (en) * 1990-01-16 1992-09-15 Westinghouse Electric Corp. Nuclear reactor core having nuclear fuel and composite burnable absorber arranged for power peaking and moderator temperature coefficient control
DE19636563C1 (en) * 1996-09-09 1998-03-26 Siemens Ag Nuclear reactor fuel assemblies with high burn-up and process for their production
US11289213B2 (en) * 2017-08-31 2022-03-29 Westinghouse Electric Company Llc Control rods for light water reactors

Family Cites Families (6)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB933500A (en) * 1960-08-23 1963-08-08 Nuclear Materials & Equipment Nuclear fuel element
BE653174A (en) * 1963-10-21 1965-03-17
US3427222A (en) * 1965-10-15 1969-02-11 Westinghouse Electric Corp Nuclear fuel elements
SE327763B (en) * 1967-05-26 1970-08-31 Asea Ab
US3625821A (en) * 1968-06-26 1971-12-07 Westinghouse Electric Corp Fuel-element coating containing burnable poison
GB1507487A (en) * 1974-06-24 1978-04-12 Gen Electric Nuclear fuel element

Also Published As

Publication number Publication date
SE8400596D0 (en) 1984-02-06
GB2177250A (en) 1987-01-14
GB2137012B (en) 1987-06-24
KR910005068B1 (en) 1991-07-22
KR840007790A (en) 1984-12-10
GB8616520D0 (en) 1986-08-13
FR2541495A1 (en) 1984-08-24
SE8400596L (en) 1984-08-23
FR2541495B1 (en) 1988-04-22
GB2137012A (en) 1984-09-26
SE458810B (en) 1989-05-08
CH664036A5 (en) 1988-01-29
DE3402192A1 (en) 1984-08-23
GB8402535D0 (en) 1984-03-07

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