WO1996020484A1 - Assemblage combustible a poison consommable et procede d'exploitation de reacteur mettant en ×uvre un tel assemblage - Google Patents

Assemblage combustible a poison consommable et procede d'exploitation de reacteur mettant en ×uvre un tel assemblage Download PDF

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WO1996020484A1
WO1996020484A1 PCT/FR1995/001700 FR9501700W WO9620484A1 WO 1996020484 A1 WO1996020484 A1 WO 1996020484A1 FR 9501700 W FR9501700 W FR 9501700W WO 9620484 A1 WO9620484 A1 WO 9620484A1
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gadolinium
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Jean-Michel Romary
Michel Bonniaud
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Areva NP SAS
Orano Demantelement SAS
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Framatome SA
Compagnie Generale des Matieres Nucleaires SA
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Priority to EP95943248A priority patent/EP0799484B1/fr
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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
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G21—NUCLEAR PHYSICS; NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
    • G21C—NUCLEAR REACTORS
    • G21C5/00—Moderator or core structure; Selection of materials for use as moderator
    • G21C5/02—Details
    • 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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  • FIG. 1 is a schematic plan view showing the distribution of the fuel rods in a first assembly according to the invention
  • FIG. 3 shows, again by way of example, a possible distribution of fuel assemblies after replacement of one third of the assemblies by new assemblies.
  • the hatched locations are occupied by assemblies that have already made one or two passages in the reactor.

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  • Monitoring And Testing Of Nuclear Reactors (AREA)
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PCT/FR1995/001700 1994-12-23 1995-12-20 Assemblage combustible a poison consommable et procede d'exploitation de reacteur mettant en ×uvre un tel assemblage Ceased WO1996020484A1 (fr)

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US08/860,227 US5852645A (en) 1994-12-23 1995-12-20 Fuel assembly with consumable poison, and a method of operating a reactor
DE69504103T DE69504103T2 (de) 1994-12-23 1995-12-20 Brennstabbündel mit abbrennbaren gift und verfahren zum betrieb eines reaktors unter einsatz eines solchen brennstabbündels
EP95943248A EP0799484B1 (fr) 1994-12-23 1995-12-20 Assemblage combustible a poison consommable et procede d'exploitation de reacteur mettant en oeuvre un tel assemblage

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FR9415593A FR2728718A1 (fr) 1994-12-23 1994-12-23 Assemblage combustible a poison consommable et procede d'exploitation de reacteur mettant en oeuvre un tel assemblage

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FR2728718A1 (fr) 1996-06-28
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FR2728718B1 (enExample) 1997-02-28
EP0799484B1 (fr) 1998-08-12
US5852645A (en) 1998-12-22
EP0799484A1 (fr) 1997-10-08
CN1171164A (zh) 1998-01-21
DE69504103T2 (de) 1999-04-01
ZA9510736B (en) 1997-06-18

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