GB823364A - Improvements in or relating to nuclear reactors - Google Patents

Improvements in or relating to nuclear reactors

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Publication number
GB823364A
GB823364A GB16824/47A GB1682447A GB823364A GB 823364 A GB823364 A GB 823364A GB 16824/47 A GB16824/47 A GB 16824/47A GB 1682447 A GB1682447 A GB 1682447A GB 823364 A GB823364 A GB 823364A
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uranium
graphite
sheathed
aluminium
rods
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GB16824/47A
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UK Atomic Energy Authority
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UK Atomic Energy Authority
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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
    • G21C3/30—Assemblies of a number of fuel elements in the form of a rigid unit
    • 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
    • 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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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Plasma & Fusion (AREA)
  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • High Energy & Nuclear Physics (AREA)
  • Physical Or Chemical Processes And Apparatus (AREA)

Abstract

823,364. Nuclear reactors. UNITED KINGDOM ATOMIC ENERGY AUTHORITY. April 8, 1948 [June 25, 1947], No. 16824/47. Class 39(4). A fuel element for a nuclear reactor comprises a plurality of extended bodies containing fissile and/or fertile material, and a common carriage framework of small competitive neutron absorption supporting the bodies in spaced array. In one arrangement, Fig. 1, the element comprises a number of sheathed uranium rods mounted in holes in a block 1 of graphite. As shown in cross-section in Fig. 6, each uranium rod 2a may be enclosed between two thin sheets of aluminium 3, 4. In another arrangement, Fig. 3 (not shown), the uranium rods are U-shaped, both ends of each U being mounted in holes in a graphite block. A row of uranium rods 2b, Fig. 8, may be sheathed within a single pair of aluminium or staniless steel sheets 3a, 4a, and a plurality of such rows may be supported horizontally on sliding racks of tubular steel, Fig. 9 (not shown) ; the racks may if desired be fixed to a graphite sled. Uranium oxide or carbide may be used in place of uranium, or thorium or its compounds may be used as a fertile material.
GB16824/47A 1947-06-25 1947-06-25 Improvements in or relating to nuclear reactors Expired GB823364A (en)

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Cited By (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US3205148A (en) * 1960-10-27 1965-09-07 Atomic Energy Authority Uk Rod cluster fuel assembly support structure for nuclear reactor
US3220927A (en) * 1961-10-13 1965-11-30 Rolls Royce Fuel elements for nuclear reactors

Cited By (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US3205148A (en) * 1960-10-27 1965-09-07 Atomic Energy Authority Uk Rod cluster fuel assembly support structure for nuclear reactor
US3220927A (en) * 1961-10-13 1965-11-30 Rolls Royce Fuel elements for nuclear reactors

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