GB887145A - Improvements relating to nuclear reactors - Google Patents

Improvements relating to nuclear reactors

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Publication number
GB887145A
GB887145A GB15334/58A GB1533458A GB887145A GB 887145 A GB887145 A GB 887145A GB 15334/58 A GB15334/58 A GB 15334/58A GB 1533458 A GB1533458 A GB 1533458A GB 887145 A GB887145 A GB 887145A
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Prior art keywords
fuel
plates
channels
elements
support plates
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GB15334/58A
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Clive Frederick George Dupen
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THOMPSON NUCLEAR ENERGY CO Ltd
AEI John Thompson Nuclear Energy Co Ltd
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THOMPSON NUCLEAR ENERGY CO Ltd
AEI John Thompson Nuclear Energy Co Ltd
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Priority to GB15334/58A priority Critical patent/GB887145A/en
Publication of GB887145A publication Critical patent/GB887145A/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
    • 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
    • G21C3/36—Assemblies of plate-shaped fuel elements or coaxial tubes
    • 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
    • G21C5/04—Spatial arrangements allowing for Wigner growth
    • 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)
  • Monitoring And Testing Of Nuclear Reactors (AREA)

Abstract

887,145. Fuel elements. A.E.I.-J. THOMPSON NUCLEAR ENERGY CO. Ltd. May 21, 1959 [May 13, 1958], No. 15334/58. Class 39(4) The fuel element of a gas-cooled nuclear reactor is formed of fuel plates 1 held parallel and spaced apart to permit the flow of coolant. The plates are held at their side edges by a pair of vertical support plates 3. The fuel plates slope downwardly and the support plates are rigidly inter-connected by horizontal cross members 4, 5. The fuel plate side edges rest in slanting slots in the inner faces of the support plates. The fuel plate end edges have tabs 8 at each corner which are bent over to retain the elements in their slots. The coolant gas channels 9, in the graphite core, Fig. 5, are made larger than the fuel elements to permit removal of the latter after distortion of the channels due to Wigner growth. To close the gaps between the elements and the channels, and so prevent gas leakage, the ends of each element are formed with a step 10 which causes the support plates to be urged against the sides of the channels at 11, 12, 13. Each fuel plate consists of sintered uranium dioxide in a welded beryllium can.
GB15334/58A 1958-05-13 1958-05-13 Improvements relating to nuclear reactors Expired GB887145A (en)

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