UST921019I4 - Core for a nuclear reactor - Google Patents
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- UST921019I4 UST921019I4 US921019DH UST921019I4 US T921019 I4 UST921019 I4 US T921019I4 US 921019D H US921019D H US 921019DH US T921019 I4 UST921019 I4 US T921019I4
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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
- G21C3/30—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
- G21C3/326—Bundles of parallel pin-, rod-, or tube-shaped fuel elements comprising fuel elements of different composition; comprising, in addition to the fuel elements, other pin-, rod-, or tube-shaped elements, e.g. control rods, grid support rods, fertile rods, poison rods or dummy rods
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- G—PHYSICS
- G21—NUCLEAR PHYSICS; NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
- G21C—NUCLEAR REACTORS
- G21C1/00—Reactor types
- G21C1/04—Thermal reactors ; Epithermal reactors
- G21C1/06—Heterogeneous reactors, i.e. in which fuel and moderator are separated
- G21C1/08—Heterogeneous reactors, i.e. in which fuel and moderator are separated moderator being highly pressurised, e.g. boiling water reactor, integral super-heat reactor, pressurised water reactor
- G21C1/086—Pressurised water reactors
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- 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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- 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
- Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
- Y10S—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
- Y10S376/00—Induced nuclear reactions: processes, systems, and elements
- Y10S376/917—Utilizing different fuels or fuels in different forms, in different reactor regions in relation to amounts of heat produced in said regions
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Abstract
A REACTOR CORE HAVING TANDEM ARRANGED FUEL REGIONS FOR USE IN A WATER MODERATED NUCLEAR REACTOR. AN UPPER CORE REGION IS FUELED WITH ENRICHED URANIUM OXIDE, WHILE, A LOWER CORE REGION IS FUELED WITH A PLUTONIUM OXIDE. AN INTERMEDIATE CORE REGION CONTAINS NATURAL URANIUM OXIDE.
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DEFENSIVE PUBLIGATION' UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE Published atithe request of the applicant or owner in accordance with the Notice of Dec.f .16, 1969, 869 O.G. 687. The abstracts of Defensive Publication applications are identified by distinctly numbered series and are arranged chronologically. The heading of each abstract indicates the number of pages of specification, including claims and sheets of drawings contained in the application as originally filed. The files of these applications are available to the public for inspection and reproduction may be purchasedi tor 30 cents a sheet.
Defensive Publication applications have not been examined as to the merits of alleged invention. The Patent Ofiice makes no assertion as to the novelty of the disclosed subject matter.
PUBLISHED APRIL 16, 1974 T921,019 CORE FOR A NUCLEAR REACTOR Robert F. Barry, 2524 Haymaker Road, Monroeville, Pa. 15146 Filed Jan. 5, 1973, Ser. No. 321,410 Int. Cl. G21c 3/28 US. Cl. 176-18 3 Sheets Drawing 11 Pages Specifications ENHICHED UINAT U A reactor core having tandem arranged fuel regions for use in a water moderated nuclear reactor. An upper core region is fueled with enriched uranium oxide; while, a lower core region is fueled with a plutonium oxide. An intermediate core region contains natural uranium oxide.
3 Sheets-Sheet '1 R. F. BARRY CORE FOR A UCLEAH REACTOR April 16, 1974 Filed Jan; 5, 1973 P 6, 1974 R. F. BARRY T921,019
CORE FOR A NUCLEAR REACTOR Filed Jan. 5, 1973 5 Sheets-Sheet 2 TOP 33 OF CORE FIG.3
BOTTOM OF CORE April 16, 1974 F, BARRY T9z1,019
CORE FOR A NUCLEAR REACTOR Filed Jan. 5, 1973 3 Sheets-Sheet 5 FIG.4
69696969 ENRICHED U/NAT u Ai- ENRICHEJU
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US32141073A | 1973-01-05 | 1973-01-05 |
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US921019D Pending UST921019I4 (en) | 1973-01-05 | 1973-01-05 | Core for a nuclear reactor |
US05/588,925 Expired - Lifetime US4096033A (en) | 1973-01-05 | 1975-06-20 | Core for a nuclear reactor |
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JP (1) | JPS5322628B2 (en) |
BE (1) | BE804460A (en) |
FR (1) | FR2213560B1 (en) |
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JPS5829878B2 (en) * | 1976-09-25 | 1983-06-25 | 株式会社日立製作所 | fuel assembly |
JPS548289A (en) * | 1977-06-20 | 1979-01-22 | Hitachi Ltd | Reactor |
FR2411469A1 (en) * | 1977-12-09 | 1979-07-06 | Leleu Sa Marcel | Fabricating tube-guide for nuclear reactor - using cage for assembling and welding components, eliminating distortion causing friction between rods and guiding surfaces |
US4326922A (en) * | 1978-02-06 | 1982-04-27 | Westinghouse Electric Corp. | Composite nuclear fuel assembly |
US4292127A (en) * | 1978-04-14 | 1981-09-29 | United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority | Nuclear fuel pins |
JPS57131748U (en) * | 1981-02-10 | 1982-08-17 | ||
US4495136A (en) * | 1982-05-11 | 1985-01-22 | Westinghouse Electric Corp. | Maximum power capability blanket for nuclear reactors |
FR2529705A1 (en) * | 1982-07-01 | 1984-01-06 | Framatome Sa | DEVICE FOR VERIFYING THE DISCONNECTION OF THE CONTROL CLUSTERS OF A NUCLEAR REACTOR |
JPS5860285A (en) * | 1982-08-12 | 1983-04-09 | 株式会社東芝 | Reactor |
FR2552920B1 (en) * | 1983-09-30 | 1985-12-27 | Framatome Sa | HEART FOR A PRESSURIZED NUCLEAR REACTOR |
FR2552921B1 (en) * | 1983-09-30 | 1985-12-27 | Framatome Sa | FUEL ASSEMBLY FOR A PRESSURE WATER NUCLEAR REACTOR |
US4609522A (en) * | 1984-02-03 | 1986-09-02 | Westinghouse Electric Corp. | Mechanical drive system for moving fuel |
US4606880A (en) * | 1984-10-22 | 1986-08-19 | Westinghouse Electric Corp. | Symmetric blanket nuclear fuel assembly |
DE8630859U1 (en) * | 1986-11-18 | 1988-06-16 | Siemens AG, 1000 Berlin und 8000 München | Pressurized water nuclear reactor |
US4762669A (en) * | 1987-05-13 | 1988-08-09 | Westinghouse Electric Corp. | Nuclear reactor core containing fuel assemblies positioned adjacent core baffle structure having annular anti-vibration grids |
US5068082A (en) * | 1987-07-18 | 1991-11-26 | Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba | Fuel assembly for nuclear reactor |
JPH07119818B2 (en) * | 1990-03-14 | 1995-12-20 | 株式会社日立製作所 | Fuel assembly and reactor |
US8842802B2 (en) * | 2006-10-16 | 2014-09-23 | Global Nuclear Fuel-Americas, Llc. | Fuel rods for nuclear reactor fuel assemblies and methods of manufacturing thereof |
WO2011015756A1 (en) * | 2009-08-06 | 2011-02-10 | Areva Np | Method of operating a pressurized-water nuclear reactor for reaching a plutonium equilibrium cycle |
CA2946974C (en) | 2014-04-29 | 2018-01-16 | Ian Richard Scott | Movement of fuel tubes within an array |
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US3022240A (en) * | 1958-10-03 | 1962-02-20 | Charles H Bassett | Nuclear reactor fuel element |
US3140234A (en) * | 1963-10-16 | 1964-07-07 | Walter B Loewenstein | Fast reactor core |
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US3910818A (en) * | 1969-10-30 | 1975-10-07 | Gen Atomic Co | Method for increasing the burn-up capability of boiling water nuclear reactors containing plutonium-bearing fuel assemblies |
US3745069A (en) * | 1969-10-30 | 1973-07-10 | United Nuclear Corp | Fuel assemblies containing uo2 and puo2-uo2 for water cooled nuclear reactors |
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- 1973-09-05 BE BE1005337A patent/BE804460A/en unknown
- 1973-12-20 JP JP14195873A patent/JPS5322628B2/ja not_active Expired
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- 1974-01-04 FR FR7400242A patent/FR2213560B1/fr not_active Expired
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FR2213560A1 (en) | 1974-08-02 |
US4096033A (en) | 1978-06-20 |
BE804460A (en) | 1974-03-05 |
JPS5322628B2 (en) | 1978-07-10 |
FR2213560B1 (en) | 1978-04-21 |
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