GB833647A - Improvements in or relating to nuclear reactors - Google Patents

Improvements in or relating to nuclear reactors

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Publication number
GB833647A
GB833647A GB10595/56A GB1059556A GB833647A GB 833647 A GB833647 A GB 833647A GB 10595/56 A GB10595/56 A GB 10595/56A GB 1059556 A GB1059556 A GB 1059556A GB 833647 A GB833647 A GB 833647A
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United Kingdom
Prior art keywords
core
graphite
pressure vessel
elements
reflector blocks
Prior art date
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Expired
Application number
GB10595/56A
Other languages
English (en)
Inventor
Peter Fortescue
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.)
UK Atomic Energy Authority
Original Assignee
UK Atomic Energy Authority
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Filing date
Publication date
Priority to BE556417D priority Critical patent/BE556417A/xx
Application filed by UK Atomic Energy Authority filed Critical UK Atomic Energy Authority
Priority to GB10595/56A priority patent/GB833647A/en
Priority to FR1174121D priority patent/FR1174121A/fr
Priority to AU26775/57A priority patent/AU222480B1/en
Publication of GB833647A publication Critical patent/GB833647A/en
Expired legal-status Critical Current

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Classifications

    • G—PHYSICS
    • G21—NUCLEAR PHYSICS; NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
    • G21C—NUCLEAR REACTORS
    • G21C15/00—Cooling arrangements within the pressure vessel containing the core; Selection of specific coolants
    • G21C15/02—Arrangements or disposition of passages in which heat is transferred to the coolant; Coolant flow control devices
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G21—NUCLEAR PHYSICS; NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
    • G21C—NUCLEAR REACTORS
    • G21C1/00—Reactor types
    • G21C1/04—Thermal reactors ; Epithermal reactors
    • G21C1/06—Heterogeneous reactors, i.e. in which fuel and moderator are separated
    • G21C1/08—Heterogeneous reactors, i.e. in which fuel and moderator are separated moderator being highly pressurised, e.g. boiling water reactor, integral super-heat reactor, pressurised water reactor
    • G21C1/10—Heterogeneous reactors, i.e. in which fuel and moderator are separated moderator being highly pressurised, e.g. boiling water reactor, integral super-heat reactor, pressurised water reactor moderator and coolant being different or separated
    • G21C1/12—Heterogeneous reactors, i.e. in which fuel and moderator are separated moderator being highly pressurised, e.g. boiling water reactor, integral super-heat reactor, pressurised water reactor moderator and coolant being different or separated moderator being solid, e.g. Magnox reactor or gas-graphite reactor
    • 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
    • G21C3/041—Means for removal of gases from 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
    • 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)
  • Structure Of Emergency Protection For Nuclear Reactors (AREA)
  • Particle Accelerators (AREA)
  • Carbon And Carbon Compounds (AREA)
GB10595/56A 1956-04-06 1956-04-06 Improvements in or relating to nuclear reactors Expired GB833647A (en)

Priority Applications (4)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
BE556417D BE556417A (enrdf_load_stackoverflow) 1956-04-06
GB10595/56A GB833647A (en) 1956-04-06 1956-04-06 Improvements in or relating to nuclear reactors
FR1174121D FR1174121A (fr) 1956-04-06 1957-04-04 Réacteur nucléaire
AU26775/57A AU222480B1 (en) 1956-04-06 1957-04-04 Improvements in or relating to nuclear reactors

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB10595/56A GB833647A (en) 1956-04-06 1956-04-06 Improvements in or relating to nuclear reactors

Publications (1)

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GB833647A true GB833647A (en) 1960-04-27

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GB10595/56A Expired GB833647A (en) 1956-04-06 1956-04-06 Improvements in or relating to nuclear reactors

Country Status (4)

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AU (1) AU222480B1 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
BE (1) BE556417A (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
FR (1) FR1174121A (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
GB (1) GB833647A (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)

Cited By (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
DE1187332B (de) * 1960-09-16 1965-02-18 Interatom Brennelement fuer Kernreaktoren
DE1233505B (de) * 1961-03-09 1967-02-02 Anglo Belge Vulcain Sa Soc Reaktorkern-Bauteil
DE1295717B (de) * 1962-09-15 1969-05-22 Kernforschung Gmbh Ges Fuer Kernreaktor-Brennelement aus im Verhaeltnis zu ihrem Durchmesser langen Kernbrennstaeben und Kernreaktor-Brennelementanordnung aus diesen Brennelementen

Families Citing this family (7)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US3124514A (en) * 1964-03-10 koutz etal
FR1234258A (fr) * 1959-05-13 1960-10-17 Barre de combustible avec canaux intérieurs pour réacteur nucléaire
DE1220943B (de) * 1959-06-16 1966-07-14 Atomic Energy Authority Uk Abstuetzung fuer die Kernanordnung eines Atomkernreaktors
US3146173A (en) * 1960-03-07 1964-08-25 Fortescue Peter Fuel element
US3100187A (en) * 1961-05-03 1963-08-06 Arthur P Fraas Reflector for neutronic reactors
BE633135A (enrdf_load_stackoverflow) * 1962-06-04
SE324019B (enrdf_load_stackoverflow) * 1968-12-02 1970-05-19 Asea Ab

Cited By (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
DE1187332B (de) * 1960-09-16 1965-02-18 Interatom Brennelement fuer Kernreaktoren
DE1233505B (de) * 1961-03-09 1967-02-02 Anglo Belge Vulcain Sa Soc Reaktorkern-Bauteil
DE1295717B (de) * 1962-09-15 1969-05-22 Kernforschung Gmbh Ges Fuer Kernreaktor-Brennelement aus im Verhaeltnis zu ihrem Durchmesser langen Kernbrennstaeben und Kernreaktor-Brennelementanordnung aus diesen Brennelementen

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Publication number Publication date
BE556417A (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
AU222480B1 (en) 1957-10-10
FR1174121A (fr) 1959-03-06

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