GB916176A - 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
GB916176A
GB916176A GB26457/59A GB2645759A GB916176A GB 916176 A GB916176 A GB 916176A GB 26457/59 A GB26457/59 A GB 26457/59A GB 2645759 A GB2645759 A GB 2645759A GB 916176 A GB916176 A GB 916176A
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United Kingdom
Prior art keywords
sheath
insert
july
groove
nuclear fuel
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Expired
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GB26457/59A
Inventor
Ian Hugh Morrison
David William Williams
Trevor Eyton Jones
Eric Arthur Crouch Crouch
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UK Atomic Energy Authority
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UK Atomic Energy Authority
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Publication date
Priority to NL254341D priority Critical patent/NL254341A/xx
Application filed by UK Atomic Energy Authority filed Critical UK Atomic Energy Authority
Priority claimed from GB24930/60A external-priority patent/GB932623A/en
Priority to GB24930/60A priority patent/GB932623A/en
Priority to US45924A priority patent/US3086934A/en
Priority to US45918A priority patent/US3092565A/en
Priority to FR834509A priority patent/FR1273896A/en
Priority to CH866960A priority patent/CH386012A/en
Priority to GB24194/61A priority patent/GB957624A/en
Priority to GB24192/61A priority patent/GB957623A/en
Priority to US124135A priority patent/US3079322A/en
Priority to FR868131A priority patent/FR80212E/en
Publication of GB916176A publication Critical patent/GB916176A/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
    • 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

916,176. Nuclear fuel elements. UNITED KINGDOM ATOMIC ENERGY AUTHORITY. July 25, 1960 [July 31, 1959; July 14, 1960], Nos. 26457/59 and 24550/60. Class 39 (4). A nuclear fuel element comprises fuel 13 in a sheath 10, the sheath having at least one minor part, e.g. end caps 16, joined to the main body of the sheath, and is provided with. an insert 24 of nuclear fuel material near the join between the minor part and the main body of the sheath. Fission products from the fuel insert diffuse into the coolant and are detected by the burst cartridge detection apparatus, giving early warning of a small leakage. As shown, the insert of uranium foil is provided in a groove 23 between the inside of the sheath and the end cap. The insert may fill the groove or may be of smaller cross-section; alternatively the insert may be surface roughened, drilled, slotted, or partly cut away in order to provide a volume of free space in the groove. The element comprises uranium in a Magnox sheath and has helical finning 11, splitter fins 12 held by braces 28, alumina insulating discs 17, and thermocouples 30.
GB26457/59A 1959-07-31 1959-07-31 Improvements in or relating to fuel elements for nuclear reactors Expired GB916176A (en)

Priority Applications (10)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
NL254341D NL254341A (en) 1959-07-31
GB24930/60A GB932623A (en) 1959-07-31 1960-07-18 Improvements in or relating to fuel elements for nuclear reactors
US45924A US3086934A (en) 1959-07-31 1960-07-28 Fuel elements for nuclear reactors
US45918A US3092565A (en) 1959-07-31 1960-07-28 Fuel elements for nuclear reactors
FR834509A FR1273896A (en) 1959-07-31 1960-07-29 Fuel cartridges for nuclear reactors
CH866960A CH386012A (en) 1959-07-31 1960-07-30 Nuclear reactor fuel element with protective cover
GB24192/61A GB957623A (en) 1959-07-31 1961-07-04 Improvements in or relating to nuclear reactor fuel elements
GB24194/61A GB957624A (en) 1959-07-31 1961-07-04 Improvements in or relating to nuclear reactor fuel elements
US124135A US3079322A (en) 1959-07-31 1961-07-14 Fuel elements for nuclear reactors
FR868131A FR80212E (en) 1959-07-31 1961-07-17 Fuel cartridges for nuclear reactors

Applications Claiming Priority (4)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
DEA0026457 1959-07-31
DEA0024550 1960-07-14
GB3092565X 1960-07-14
GB24930/60A GB932623A (en) 1959-07-31 1960-07-18 Improvements in or relating to fuel elements for nuclear reactors

Publications (1)

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GB916176A true GB916176A (en) 1963-01-23

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