GB778881A - Improvements in or relating to fuel elements for nuclear reactors - Google Patents

Improvements in or relating to fuel elements for nuclear reactors

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Publication number
GB778881A
GB778881A GB12591/55A GB1259155A GB778881A GB 778881 A GB778881 A GB 778881A GB 12591/55 A GB12591/55 A GB 12591/55A GB 1259155 A GB1259155 A GB 1259155A GB 778881 A GB778881 A GB 778881A
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United Kingdom
Prior art keywords
fuel
nickel
inner sheath
uranium
sheath
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
GB12591/55A
Other languages
English (en)
Inventor
James William Kendall
Charles Ronald Tottle
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UK Atomic Energy Authority
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UK Atomic Energy Authority
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Filing date
Publication date
Priority to NL210138D priority Critical patent/NL210138A/xx
Priority to NL109060D priority patent/NL109060C/xx
Priority to BE550790D priority patent/BE550790A/xx
Application filed by UK Atomic Energy Authority filed Critical UK Atomic Energy Authority
Priority to GB12591/55A priority patent/GB778881A/en
Priority to US581628A priority patent/US2956000A/en
Priority to DEU4090A priority patent/DE1030475B/de
Priority to FR1158521D priority patent/FR1158521A/fr
Publication of GB778881A publication Critical patent/GB778881A/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
    • G21C3/02—Fuel elements
    • G21C3/04—Constructional details
    • 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
    • G21C3/06—Casings; Jackets
    • 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
    • G21C3/02—Fuel elements
    • G21C3/28—Fuel elements with fissile or breeder material in solid form within a non-active casing
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G21—NUCLEAR PHYSICS; NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
    • G21C—NUCLEAR REACTORS
    • G21C9/00—Emergency protection arrangements structurally associated with the reactor, e.g. safety valves provided with pressure equalisation devices
    • G21C9/02—Means for effecting very rapid reduction of the reactivity factor under fault conditions, e.g. reactor fuse; Control elements having arrangements activated in an emergency
    • 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
    • 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
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10S—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10S428/00—Stock material or miscellaneous articles
    • Y10S428/922—Static electricity metal bleed-off metallic stock
    • Y10S428/9335—Product by special process
    • Y10S428/939—Molten or fused coating
    • 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
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
    • Y10T428/00—Stock material or miscellaneous articles
    • Y10T428/12—All metal or with adjacent metals
    • Y10T428/12493—Composite; i.e., plural, adjacent, spatially distinct metal components [e.g., layers, joint, etc.]
    • Y10T428/12771—Transition metal-base component
    • 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
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
    • Y10T428/00—Stock material or miscellaneous articles
    • Y10T428/12—All metal or with adjacent metals
    • Y10T428/12493—Composite; i.e., plural, adjacent, spatially distinct metal components [e.g., layers, joint, etc.]
    • Y10T428/12771—Transition metal-base component
    • Y10T428/12778—Alternative base metals from diverse categories
    • 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
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
    • Y10T428/00—Stock material or miscellaneous articles
    • Y10T428/12—All metal or with adjacent metals
    • Y10T428/12493—Composite; i.e., plural, adjacent, spatially distinct metal components [e.g., layers, joint, etc.]
    • Y10T428/12771—Transition metal-base component
    • Y10T428/12806—Refractory [Group IVB, VB, or VIB] metal-base component
    • Y10T428/12812—Diverse refractory group metal-base components: alternative to or next to each other
    • 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
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
    • Y10T428/00—Stock material or miscellaneous articles
    • Y10T428/12—All metal or with adjacent metals
    • Y10T428/12493—Composite; i.e., plural, adjacent, spatially distinct metal components [e.g., layers, joint, etc.]
    • Y10T428/12986—Adjacent functionally defined components

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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)
  • Laminated Bodies (AREA)
GB12591/55A 1955-04-30 1955-04-30 Improvements in or relating to fuel elements for nuclear reactors Expired GB778881A (en)

Priority Applications (7)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
NL210138D NL210138A (en, 2012) 1955-04-30
NL109060D NL109060C (en, 2012) 1955-04-30
BE550790D BE550790A (en, 2012) 1955-04-30
GB12591/55A GB778881A (en) 1955-04-30 1955-04-30 Improvements in or relating to fuel elements for nuclear reactors
US581628A US2956000A (en) 1955-04-30 1956-04-30 Fuel elements for nuclear reactor
DEU4090A DE1030475B (de) 1955-04-30 1956-08-25 Brennstoff-Element mit roehrenfoermigem Brennkoerper und metallischem Aussenmantel fuer Kernreaktoren
FR1158521D FR1158521A (fr) 1955-04-30 1956-08-27 éléments combustibles pour réacteurs nucléaires

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB12591/55A GB778881A (en) 1955-04-30 1955-04-30 Improvements in or relating to fuel elements for nuclear reactors

Publications (1)

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GB778881A true GB778881A (en) 1957-07-10

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Country Status (5)

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US (1) US2956000A (en, 2012)
BE (1) BE550790A (en, 2012)
FR (1) FR1158521A (en, 2012)
GB (1) GB778881A (en, 2012)
NL (2) NL210138A (en, 2012)

Cited By (4)

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DE1055704B (de) * 1957-10-16 1959-04-23 Degussa Brennstoffelemente fuer Kernreaktoren
DE1097582B (de) * 1957-11-25 1961-01-19 Atomic Energy Authority Uk Kernreaktor-Brennstoffelement
DE1206533B (de) * 1958-03-24 1965-12-09 Atomic Energy Commission Kernreaktor-Brennstoffelement und Verfahren zu seiner Herstellung
WO2012025589A1 (fr) * 2010-08-25 2012-03-01 Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives Dispositif de mitigation des accidents graves pour assemblage de combustible nucleaire a efficacite amelioree

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FR1210319A (fr) * 1958-09-18 1960-03-08 Commissariat Energie Atomique Perfectionnement aux supports d'éléments combustibles dans les piles atomiques à canaux verticaux
US3164525A (en) * 1960-05-04 1965-01-05 North American Aviation Inc Compact mobile nuclear power plant
US3073768A (en) * 1960-10-17 1963-01-15 John L Richmond Neutron source
US3184393A (en) * 1960-11-04 1965-05-18 Nukem Gmbh Fuel element for atomic reactors
DE1464128A1 (de) * 1961-06-27 1969-03-27 Westinghouse Electric Corp Langgestreckte Bauelemente und Verfahren zu ihrer Herstellung
US3274070A (en) * 1963-05-31 1966-09-20 Gen Dynamics Corp Fuel element with improved purge gas arrangement
US3194745A (en) * 1964-02-06 1965-07-13 Joseph H Handwerk Uranium monosulfide-monocarbide nuclear fuel element
GB1525717A (en) * 1974-11-11 1978-09-20 Gen Electric Nuclear fuel elements
US4751044A (en) * 1985-08-15 1988-06-14 Westinghouse Electric Corp. Composite nuclear fuel cladding tubing and other core internal structures with improved corrosion resistance
CN112289468B (zh) * 2020-09-27 2021-10-22 西安交通大学 双面冷却燃料超高温氧化熔化行为测定实验装置及方法

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BE515835A (en, 2012) * 1951-11-29

Cited By (5)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
DE1055704B (de) * 1957-10-16 1959-04-23 Degussa Brennstoffelemente fuer Kernreaktoren
DE1097582B (de) * 1957-11-25 1961-01-19 Atomic Energy Authority Uk Kernreaktor-Brennstoffelement
DE1206533B (de) * 1958-03-24 1965-12-09 Atomic Energy Commission Kernreaktor-Brennstoffelement und Verfahren zu seiner Herstellung
WO2012025589A1 (fr) * 2010-08-25 2012-03-01 Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives Dispositif de mitigation des accidents graves pour assemblage de combustible nucleaire a efficacite amelioree
FR2964237A1 (fr) * 2010-08-25 2012-03-02 Commissariat Energie Atomique Dispositif de mitigation des accidents graves pour assemblage de combustible nucleaire a efficacite amelioree

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Publication number Publication date
US2956000A (en) 1960-10-11
NL109060C (en, 2012)
FR1158521A (fr) 1958-06-16
BE550790A (en, 2012)
NL210138A (en, 2012)

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