GB907535A - Improvements relating to fuel elements for nuclear reactors - Google Patents

Improvements relating to fuel elements for nuclear reactors

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Publication number
GB907535A
GB907535A GB8462/59A GB846259A GB907535A GB 907535 A GB907535 A GB 907535A GB 8462/59 A GB8462/59 A GB 8462/59A GB 846259 A GB846259 A GB 846259A GB 907535 A GB907535 A GB 907535A
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Prior art keywords
supports
arms
fuel elements
fuel
lugs
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Expired
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GB8462/59A
Inventor
Graham Coates
Clive Frederick George Dupen
Frederick Wilde
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THOMPSON NUCLEAR ENERGY CO Ltd
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THOMPSON NUCLEAR ENERGY CO Ltd
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Priority to GB8462/59A priority Critical patent/GB907535A/en
Publication of GB907535A publication Critical patent/GB907535A/en
Expired legal-status Critical Current

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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
    • G21C3/06—Casings; Jackets
    • G21C3/12—Means forming part of the element for locating it within the reactor core
    • 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
    • G21C3/32—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
    • 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

Abstract

907,535. Nuclear fuel elements; handling nuclear fuel elements. A.E.I.-J. THOMPSON NUCLEAR ENERGY CO. Ltd. Feb. 9, 1960 [March 11, 1959], No. 8462/59. Class 39 (4). A fuel element assembly comprises fuel rods 1, 2 hanging from supports 4, 8, each support having horizontal arms engaging corresponding arms on adjacent supports, and banding 13 encircling the supports and clamping them together. The supports shown are cruciform, the arms having either projections or recesses; in an alternative embodiment, the supports have three arms coupled by coupling pieces, Figs. 12, 13 (not shown). Cruciform spacers are provided at the lower ends of the rods. Lugs 14 support the assembly in slots 21 in the wall of a fuel channel and are used for handling by a bayonet-type lifting tool 24; the lugs and the outermost supports have grooves to receive the banding cable 13.
GB8462/59A 1959-03-11 1959-03-11 Improvements relating to fuel elements for nuclear reactors Expired GB907535A (en)

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Cited By (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US3996102A (en) * 1972-05-30 1976-12-07 Babcock-Atlantique Societe Anonyme Support grid
FR2512255A1 (en) * 1981-08-26 1983-03-04 Pechiney Ugine Kuhlmann Uran DEVIABLE JUNCTION DEVICE AND USE OF THIS DEVICE FOR COMBUSTIBLE ASSEMBLY FOR NUCLEAR REACTOR
EP0300604A2 (en) * 1987-07-22 1989-01-25 British Nuclear Fuels PLC Nuclear reactor core sub-assemblies

Cited By (6)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US3996102A (en) * 1972-05-30 1976-12-07 Babcock-Atlantique Societe Anonyme Support grid
FR2512255A1 (en) * 1981-08-26 1983-03-04 Pechiney Ugine Kuhlmann Uran DEVIABLE JUNCTION DEVICE AND USE OF THIS DEVICE FOR COMBUSTIBLE ASSEMBLY FOR NUCLEAR REACTOR
EP0073728A1 (en) * 1981-08-26 1983-03-09 Uranium Pechiney Detachable locking mechanism for nuclear reactor fuel bundles
EP0300604A2 (en) * 1987-07-22 1989-01-25 British Nuclear Fuels PLC Nuclear reactor core sub-assemblies
EP0300604A3 (en) * 1987-07-22 1989-11-15 British Nuclear Fuels Plc Nuclear reactor core sub-assemblies
US4935197A (en) * 1987-07-22 1990-06-19 British Nuclear Fuels Plc Neutron shields for nuclear reactor core sub-assemblies

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