GB850014A - Improvements in or relating to gas cooled power reactors - Google Patents

Improvements in or relating to gas cooled power reactors

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Publication number
GB850014A
GB850014A GB36774/56A GB3677456A GB850014A GB 850014 A GB850014 A GB 850014A GB 36774/56 A GB36774/56 A GB 36774/56A GB 3677456 A GB3677456 A GB 3677456A GB 850014 A GB850014 A GB 850014A
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United Kingdom
Prior art keywords
core
pressure vessel
elements
gas
nov
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GB36774/56A
Inventor
Peter Fortescue
George Edward Lockett
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UK Atomic Energy Authority
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UK Atomic Energy Authority
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Application filed by UK Atomic Energy Authority filed Critical UK Atomic Energy Authority
Priority to GB36774/56A priority Critical patent/GB850014A/en
Priority to CH360736D priority patent/CH360736A/en
Priority to BE562863A priority patent/BE562863A/en
Priority to DEU4968A priority patent/DE1208015B/en
Priority to NL222874A priority patent/NL112789C/en
Publication of GB850014A publication Critical patent/GB850014A/en
Expired legal-status Critical Current

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    • 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
    • G21C15/04—Arrangements or disposition of passages in which heat is transferred to the coolant; Coolant flow control devices from fissile or breeder material
    • 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
    • G21C11/00—Shielding structurally associated with the reactor
    • G21C11/06—Reflecting shields, i.e. for minimising loss of neutrons
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G21—NUCLEAR PHYSICS; NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
    • G21C—NUCLEAR REACTORS
    • G21C11/00—Shielding structurally associated with the reactor
    • G21C11/08—Thermal shields; Thermal linings, i.e. for dissipating heat from gamma radiation which would otherwise heat an outer biological shield ; Thermal insulation
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G21—NUCLEAR PHYSICS; NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
    • G21C—NUCLEAR REACTORS
    • G21C11/00—Shielding structurally associated with the reactor
    • G21C11/08—Thermal shields; Thermal linings, i.e. for dissipating heat from gamma radiation which would otherwise heat an outer biological shield ; Thermal insulation
    • G21C11/088—Thermal shields; Thermal linings, i.e. for dissipating heat from gamma radiation which would otherwise heat an outer biological shield ; Thermal insulation consisting of a stagnant or a circulating fluid
    • 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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  • Biomedical Technology (AREA)
  • General Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Molecular Biology (AREA)
  • Structure Of Emergency Protection For Nuclear Reactors (AREA)
  • Physical Or Chemical Processes And Apparatus (AREA)
  • Crystals, And After-Treatments Of Crystals (AREA)
  • Devices And Processes Conducted In The Presence Of Fluids And Solid Particles (AREA)

Abstract

850,014. Nuclear reactors. UNITED KINGDOM ATOMIC ENERGY AUTHORITY. Nov. 27, 1957 [Nov. 30, 1956], No. 36774/56. Drawings to Specification. Class 39(4). In a gas cooled nuclear reactor having very high heat release rates at high temperatures, the core fuel elements and the reflector blocks are urged together by the cooling gas pressure and are mounted on pivots, at their lower ends, to allow for distortion and growth. The elements are arranged vertically in a central core surrounded by a ring of graphite reflection blocks containing vertical control rods movable in tubes, an outer ring of graphite reflector blocks, a steel cylindrical pressure vessel, a thermal shield comprising a hollow-walled, steel structure the voids in which contain water, and a concrete biological shield. Three separate gas cooling systems are provided, a vertical current of helium through the core, an air flow through the thermal shield, and a gas flow through the central rod tubes. In addition the interior of each core element is vented to a manifold outside the pressure vessel. Charging and discharging are effected through a vertical neck in the pressure vessel above the core. The neck is closed by a rotatable plug through which the elements are engaged by an arm carrying a grapple. Specifications 799,212 and 850,015 are referred to.
GB36774/56A 1956-11-30 1956-11-30 Improvements in or relating to gas cooled power reactors Expired GB850014A (en)

Priority Applications (5)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB36774/56A GB850014A (en) 1956-11-30 1956-11-30 Improvements in or relating to gas cooled power reactors
CH360736D CH360736A (en) 1956-11-30 1957-11-30 Nuclear reactor
BE562863A BE562863A (en) 1956-11-30 1957-11-30 Improvements to gas-cooled nuclear power reactors
DEU4968A DE1208015B (en) 1956-11-30 1957-11-30 Gas-cooled power nuclear reactor
NL222874A NL112789C (en) 1956-11-30 1957-11-30 nuclear reactor

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Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB36774/56A GB850014A (en) 1956-11-30 1956-11-30 Improvements in or relating to gas cooled power reactors

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GB850014A true GB850014A (en) 1960-09-28

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GB36774/56A Expired GB850014A (en) 1956-11-30 1956-11-30 Improvements in or relating to gas cooled power reactors

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BE (1) BE562863A (en)
CH (1) CH360736A (en)
DE (1) DE1208015B (en)
GB (1) GB850014A (en)
NL (1) NL112789C (en)

Cited By (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US3366547A (en) * 1965-07-22 1968-01-30 Commissariat Energie Atomique Fast nuclear reactor
DE1281047B (en) * 1965-02-17 1968-10-24 Brown Boveri Krupp Reaktor Arrangement for cooling the reflector of gas-cooled nuclear reactors
EP0108020A1 (en) * 1982-10-27 1984-05-09 Framatome Nuclear reactor with improved efficiency

Family Cites Families (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB754183A (en) * 1954-05-14 1956-08-01 Asea Ab Improvements in nuclear-chain reactors
US2915446A (en) * 1954-11-29 1959-12-01 Asea Ab Gas cooled nuclear reactor

Cited By (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
DE1281047B (en) * 1965-02-17 1968-10-24 Brown Boveri Krupp Reaktor Arrangement for cooling the reflector of gas-cooled nuclear reactors
US3366547A (en) * 1965-07-22 1968-01-30 Commissariat Energie Atomique Fast nuclear reactor
EP0108020A1 (en) * 1982-10-27 1984-05-09 Framatome Nuclear reactor with improved efficiency

Also Published As

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NL112789C (en) 1966-05-16
CH360736A (en) 1962-03-15
NL222874A (en) 1965-12-15
BE562863A (en) 1957-12-14
DE1208015B (en) 1965-12-30

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