GB835132A - 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
GB835132A
GB835132A GB38622/56A GB3862256A GB835132A GB 835132 A GB835132 A GB 835132A GB 38622/56 A GB38622/56 A GB 38622/56A GB 3862256 A GB3862256 A GB 3862256A GB 835132 A GB835132 A GB 835132A
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tube
fuel
rod
fuel elements
relating
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GB38622/56A
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William Bateman Hall
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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
    • G21C3/02—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
    • 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

Abstract

835,132. Nuclear fuel elements. UNITED KINGDOM ATOMIC ENERGY AUTHORITY. Dec. 10, 1957 [Dec. 19, 1956], No. 38622/56. Drawings to Specification. Class 39(4). A nuclear reactor fuel element consists of a fuel rod surrounded by and spaced from a supporting tube, the space between the rod and tube being evacuated or filled with an inert gas. Distortion of the fuel member does not strain the tube. The materials used are, rod, uranium carbide ; tube, graphite sheathed in beryllium or niobium. The surface of the fuel rod may be shaped to increase the rate of heat transfer and the sheath may be sprayed or plated on to the outer surface of the graphite tube.
GB38622/56A 1956-12-19 1956-12-19 Improvements in or relating to fuel elements for nuclear reactors Expired GB835132A (en)

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Cited By (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US3178354A (en) * 1961-07-25 1965-04-13 Jackson & Moreland Inc Steam cooled nuclear reactor system with improved fuel element assembly
US3186913A (en) * 1960-05-18 1965-06-01 North American Aviation Inc Graphite moderated nuclear reactor
US3244599A (en) * 1962-03-09 1966-04-05 Fulcrum Aktiebolag Fuel element for nuclear reactor

Cited By (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US3186913A (en) * 1960-05-18 1965-06-01 North American Aviation Inc Graphite moderated nuclear reactor
US3178354A (en) * 1961-07-25 1965-04-13 Jackson & Moreland Inc Steam cooled nuclear reactor system with improved fuel element assembly
US3244599A (en) * 1962-03-09 1966-04-05 Fulcrum Aktiebolag Fuel element for nuclear reactor

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