GB857009A - Improvements in or relating to nuclear reactors - Google Patents

Improvements in or relating to nuclear reactors

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Publication number
GB857009A
GB857009A GB14361/58A GB1436158A GB857009A GB 857009 A GB857009 A GB 857009A GB 14361/58 A GB14361/58 A GB 14361/58A GB 1436158 A GB1436158 A GB 1436158A GB 857009 A GB857009 A GB 857009A
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Prior art keywords
metal
fissile metal
fissile
alloying
nuclear reactors
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Expired
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GB14361/58A
Inventor
George Erasmus Darwin
Norman George Worley
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Babcock International Ltd
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Babcock and Wilcox Ltd
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Application filed by Babcock and Wilcox Ltd filed Critical Babcock and Wilcox Ltd
Priority to GB14361/58A priority Critical patent/GB857009A/en
Publication of GB857009A publication Critical patent/GB857009A/en
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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
    • G21C3/16—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

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Plasma & Fusion (AREA)
  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • High Energy & Nuclear Physics (AREA)
  • Physical Vapour Deposition (AREA)
  • Coating By Spraying Or Casting (AREA)

Abstract

A fuel element for nuclear reactors comprises a body of fissile metal such as uranium with a coating of an alloy of the fissile metal with a strengthening material, the whole being enclosed in a fluid-tight can; the alloy has greater tensile strength than the fissile metal. The coating is formed by application of alloying metal as a foil or by spraying, electro-deposition or vapour deposition, followed by heating to cause diffusion into the fissile metal, or by heating the fissile metal in an atmosphere containing a compound of the alloying material. Preferred alloying materials are: Mo up to 15% by weight; Nb up to 10%; Zr up to 30%; C up to 4.8% and ternary alloys U-Nb-Mo or U-Nb-Zr.
GB14361/58A 1958-05-05 1958-05-05 Improvements in or relating to nuclear reactors Expired GB857009A (en)

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GB857009A true GB857009A (en) 1960-12-21

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Cited By (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US3228885A (en) * 1961-05-25 1966-01-11 Atomic Energy Authority Uk Nuclear fuel composition comprising uranium monocarbide dispersed in iron, chromium, or iron-chromium alloys
US11456083B2 (en) * 2017-05-12 2022-09-27 Westinghouse Electric Sweden Ab Nuclear fuel pellet, a fuel rod, and a fuel assembly

Cited By (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US3228885A (en) * 1961-05-25 1966-01-11 Atomic Energy Authority Uk Nuclear fuel composition comprising uranium monocarbide dispersed in iron, chromium, or iron-chromium alloys
US11456083B2 (en) * 2017-05-12 2022-09-27 Westinghouse Electric Sweden Ab Nuclear fuel pellet, a fuel rod, and a fuel assembly

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