GB987075A - Improvements in and relating to nuclear reactors - Google Patents

Improvements in and relating to nuclear reactors

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Publication number
GB987075A
GB987075A GB5189/63A GB518963A GB987075A GB 987075 A GB987075 A GB 987075A GB 5189/63 A GB5189/63 A GB 5189/63A GB 518963 A GB518963 A GB 518963A GB 987075 A GB987075 A GB 987075A
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United Kingdom
Prior art keywords
rod
casing
arms
coolant
fins
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Expired
Application number
GB5189/63A
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English (en)
Inventor
Ennemond Maillet
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
Commissariat à l'Énergie Atomique et Aux Énergies Alternatives
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Commissariat a lEnergie Atomique CEA
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Publication of GB987075A publication Critical patent/GB987075A/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
    • G21C3/06—Casings; Jackets
    • G21C3/08—Casings; Jackets provided with external means to promote heat-transfer, e.g. fins, baffles
    • 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
    • G21C3/38—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)
  • Heat-Exchange Devices With Radiators And Conduit Assemblies (AREA)
  • Structures Of Non-Positive Displacement Pumps (AREA)
GB5189/63A 1962-02-09 1963-02-08 Improvements in and relating to nuclear reactors Expired GB987075A (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
FR887617A FR1321607A (fr) 1962-02-09 1962-02-09 Cartouches de combustible nucléaire

Publications (1)

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GB987075A true GB987075A (en) 1965-03-24

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GB5189/63A Expired GB987075A (en) 1962-02-09 1963-02-08 Improvements in and relating to nuclear reactors

Country Status (8)

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US (1) US3197383A (enExample)
BE (1) BE628207A (enExample)
CH (1) CH392715A (enExample)
DE (1) DE1464481B2 (enExample)
FR (1) FR1321607A (enExample)
GB (1) GB987075A (enExample)
LU (1) LU43129A1 (enExample)
NL (1) NL288609A (enExample)

Families Citing this family (6)

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US8116423B2 (en) 2007-12-26 2012-02-14 Thorium Power, Inc. Nuclear reactor (alternatives), fuel assembly of seed-blanket subassemblies for nuclear reactor (alternatives), and fuel element for fuel assembly
CN101911211B (zh) 2007-12-26 2014-02-12 钍能源股份有限公司 核反应堆(可选的)、用于核反应堆(可选的)的点火区-再生区子组件的燃料组件和用于燃料组件的燃料元件
EP3032541B1 (en) 2008-12-25 2019-02-20 Thorium Power, Inc. A fuel element and a method of manufacturing a fuel element for a fuel assembly of a nuclear reactor
US10192644B2 (en) 2010-05-11 2019-01-29 Lightbridge Corporation Fuel assembly
WO2011143172A1 (en) 2010-05-11 2011-11-17 Thorium Power, Inc. Fuel assembly with metal fuel alloy kernel and method of manufacturing thereof
US10170207B2 (en) 2013-05-10 2019-01-01 Thorium Power, Inc. Fuel assembly

Family Cites Families (6)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US2902422A (en) * 1953-07-29 1959-09-01 Hutter Ernest Nuclear reactor fuel rod assembly
NL209323A (enExample) * 1955-07-27
GB847216A (en) * 1956-01-26 1960-09-07 Parsons C A & Co Ltd Improvements in and relating to fuel elements for nuclear reactors
NL106256C (enExample) * 1957-05-21
FR1189249A (fr) * 1957-11-14 1959-10-01 Réacteur nucléaire à liquide bouillant
GB915331A (en) * 1960-05-17 1963-01-09 Babcock & Wilcox Ltd Improvements in or relating to nuclear reactors

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LU43129A1 (enExample) 1963-04-04
NL288609A (enExample)
DE1464481B2 (de) 1970-08-06
DE1464481A1 (de) 1969-01-23
US3197383A (en) 1965-07-27
BE628207A (enExample)
FR1321607A (fr) 1963-03-22
CH392715A (fr) 1965-05-31

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