GB857422A - Improvements in or relating to support means for a nuclear reactor fuel element - Google Patents

Improvements in or relating to support means for a nuclear reactor fuel element

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GB857422A
GB857422A GB36737/57A GB3673757A GB857422A GB 857422 A GB857422 A GB 857422A GB 36737/57 A GB36737/57 A GB 36737/57A GB 3673757 A GB3673757 A GB 3673757A GB 857422 A GB857422 A GB 857422A
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sleeve
fuel element
fins
spigot
nov
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GB36737/57A
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John Brian Byford Mills
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General Electric Co PLC
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General Electric Co PLC
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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
    • G21C3/38—Fuel units consisting of a single fuel element in a supporting sleeve or in another supporting element
    • 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)
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  • Devices And Processes Conducted In The Presence Of Fluids And Solid Particles (AREA)

Abstract

857,422. Nuclear fuel elements. GENERAL ELECTRIC CO. Ltd. Nov. 25, 1958 [Nov. 25, 1957], No. 36737/57. Class 39(4). A rod type fuel element 1 enclosed in a can 2 having fins 14, Fig. 1, is supported in a graphite sleeve 5 by a beam 6, the assembly being removable as a unit from a channel within the reactor core. The beam 6 is preferably of a sintered alumina based ceramic material, but alternatively may be of graphite or metal, and has an opening 11 receiving a spigot 3 on the fuel element end cap 15, a circular channel 12 in the beam receiving an extension of the can and end cap. The beam 6 is introduced into the sleeve 5 in the chain-line position 9 and is then orientated to lie on the lower edges of slots 7, 8, the longer slot 7 permitting this turning movement, the spigot 3 then being introduced into the opening 11 and retained by a disc 13. In a modified arrangement, Figs. 4, 6, the can 2 has straight longitudinal fins 16 and four helical fins 17 closely approaching the inner wall of the sleeve 5. The fuel element 1 is supported by the beam 6 but is centralised within the sleeve by spiders 19, 21 secured to the upper and lower ends of the can, the ends of the fins 17 being attached to the spider arms. Specification 791,011 is referred to.
GB36737/57A 1957-11-25 1957-11-25 Improvements in or relating to support means for a nuclear reactor fuel element Expired GB857422A (en)

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Cited By (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
DE1234334B (en) * 1961-05-10 1967-02-16 Babcock & Wilcox Dampfkessel Support grid for nuclear reactor fuel elements
DE1244304B (en) * 1962-02-15 1967-07-13 Atomic Energy Authority Uk Support device for stacked nuclear reactor fuel elements
CN113362972A (en) * 2021-06-04 2021-09-07 中国核动力研究设计院 Fuel rod positioning structure and fuel assembly for overcoming field force repulsion of fuel rod abrasion

Cited By (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
DE1234334B (en) * 1961-05-10 1967-02-16 Babcock & Wilcox Dampfkessel Support grid for nuclear reactor fuel elements
DE1244304B (en) * 1962-02-15 1967-07-13 Atomic Energy Authority Uk Support device for stacked nuclear reactor fuel elements
CN113362972A (en) * 2021-06-04 2021-09-07 中国核动力研究设计院 Fuel rod positioning structure and fuel assembly for overcoming field force repulsion of fuel rod abrasion
CN113362972B (en) * 2021-06-04 2022-04-29 中国核动力研究设计院 Fuel rod positioning structure and fuel assembly for overcoming field force repulsion of fuel rod abrasion

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