GB921019A - Fuel element for a nuclear reactor - Google Patents

Fuel element for a nuclear reactor

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Publication number
GB921019A
GB921019A GB2941/60A GB294160A GB921019A GB 921019 A GB921019 A GB 921019A GB 2941/60 A GB2941/60 A GB 2941/60A GB 294160 A GB294160 A GB 294160A GB 921019 A GB921019 A GB 921019A
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United Kingdom
Prior art keywords
nuclear reactor
fuel element
fuel
nuclear
reactor
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Expired
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GB2941/60A
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US Atomic Energy Commission (AEC)
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US Atomic Energy Commission (AEC)
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Publication of GB921019A publication Critical patent/GB921019A/en
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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
    • 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
    • G21C3/02—Fuel elements
    • G21C3/04—Constructional details
    • G21C3/06—Casings; Jackets
    • 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
    • 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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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Plasma & Fusion (AREA)
  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • High Energy & Nuclear Physics (AREA)
  • Alarm Systems (AREA)
  • Monitoring And Testing Of Nuclear Reactors (AREA)
GB2941/60A 1959-03-27 1960-01-27 Fuel element for a nuclear reactor Expired GB921019A (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US802587A US3111475A (en) 1959-03-27 1959-03-27 Fuel element for a nuclear reactor

Publications (1)

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GB921019A true GB921019A (en) 1963-03-13

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GB2941/60A Expired GB921019A (en) 1959-03-27 1960-01-27 Fuel element for a nuclear reactor

Country Status (6)

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US (1) US3111475A (en)
BE (1) BE587917A (en)
DE (1) DE1163990B (en)
FR (1) FR1248261A (en)
GB (1) GB921019A (en)
NL (1) NL249843A (en)

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Cited By (2)

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GB2168192A (en) * 1984-12-07 1986-06-11 Atomic Energy Authority Uk Gas cooled nuclear reactors
GB2168192B (en) * 1984-12-07 1989-08-31 Atomic Energy Authority Uk Gas cooled nuclear reactors

Also Published As

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FR1248261A (en) 1960-12-09
DE1163990B (en) 1964-02-27
NL249843A (en)
BE587917A (en)
US3111475A (en) 1963-11-19

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