GB876551A - 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
GB876551A
GB876551A GB2146/58A GB214658A GB876551A GB 876551 A GB876551 A GB 876551A GB 2146/58 A GB2146/58 A GB 2146/58A GB 214658 A GB214658 A GB 214658A GB 876551 A GB876551 A GB 876551A
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United Kingdom
Prior art keywords
holes
fuel elements
spiders
clusters
relating
Prior art date
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
Expired
Application number
GB2146/58A
Other languages
English (en)
Inventor
Richard Philip Kinsey
Leslie Mark Wyatt
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UK Atomic Energy Authority
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UK Atomic Energy Authority
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Filing date
Publication date
Priority to BE574950D priority Critical patent/BE574950A/xx
Application filed by UK Atomic Energy Authority filed Critical UK Atomic Energy Authority
Priority to GB2146/58A priority patent/GB876551A/en
Priority to DEU5877A priority patent/DE1077341B/de
Priority to FR784024A priority patent/FR1222623A/fr
Publication of GB876551A publication Critical patent/GB876551A/en
Expired legal-status Critical Current

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Classifications

    • 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
    • G21C3/18—Internal spacers or other non-active material within the casing, e.g. compensating for expansion of fuel rods or for compensating excess reactivity
    • 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
    • G21C3/17—Means for storage or immobilisation of gases in 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
    • G21C3/33—Supporting or hanging of elements in the bundle; Means forming part of the bundle for inserting it into, or removing it from, the core; Means for coupling adjacent bundles
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G21—NUCLEAR PHYSICS; NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
    • G21C—NUCLEAR REACTORS
    • G21C5/00—Moderator or core structure; Selection of materials for use as moderator
    • G21C5/02—Details
    • G21C5/06—Means for locating or supporting 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)
  • Inorganic Compounds Of Heavy Metals (AREA)
  • Monitoring And Testing Of Nuclear Reactors (AREA)
GB2146/58A 1958-01-22 1958-01-22 Improvements in or relating to fuel elements for nuclear reactors Expired GB876551A (en)

Priority Applications (4)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
BE574950D BE574950A (forum.php) 1958-01-22
GB2146/58A GB876551A (en) 1958-01-22 1958-01-22 Improvements in or relating to fuel elements for nuclear reactors
DEU5877A DE1077341B (de) 1958-01-22 1959-01-03 Brennstoffelement fuer Kernreaktoren
FR784024A FR1222623A (fr) 1958-01-22 1959-01-14 Cartouches de piles atomiques

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB2146/58A GB876551A (en) 1958-01-22 1958-01-22 Improvements in or relating to fuel elements for nuclear reactors

Publications (1)

Publication Number Publication Date
GB876551A true GB876551A (en) 1961-09-06

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GB2146/58A Expired GB876551A (en) 1958-01-22 1958-01-22 Improvements in or relating to fuel elements for nuclear reactors

Country Status (4)

Country Link
BE (1) BE574950A (forum.php)
DE (1) DE1077341B (forum.php)
FR (1) FR1222623A (forum.php)
GB (1) GB876551A (forum.php)

Families Citing this family (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB892241A (en) * 1959-06-29 1962-03-21 Atomic Energy Authority Uk Improvements in or relating to fuel elements of nuclear reactors
NL265705A (forum.php) * 1960-06-08
GB908305A (en) * 1960-07-01 1962-10-17 Atomic Energy Authority Uk Improvements in or relating to nuclear reactors

Also Published As

Publication number Publication date
BE574950A (forum.php)
FR1222623A (fr) 1960-06-10
DE1077341B (de) 1960-03-10

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