GB1071363A - Improvements in fuel elements - Google Patents

Improvements in fuel elements

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GB1071363A
GB1071363A GB28708/65A GB2870865A GB1071363A GB 1071363 A GB1071363 A GB 1071363A GB 28708/65 A GB28708/65 A GB 28708/65A GB 2870865 A GB2870865 A GB 2870865A GB 1071363 A GB1071363 A GB 1071363A
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core
plates
cover
fuel elements
july
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Babcock and Wilcox Co
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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
    • G21C3/02—Fuel elements
    • G21C3/04—Constructional details
    • 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
    • G21C3/20—Details of the construction within the casing with coating on fuel or on inside of casing; with non-active interlayer between casing and active material with multiple casings or multiple active layers
    • 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)
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  • High Energy & Nuclear Physics (AREA)
  • Monitoring And Testing Of Nuclear Reactors (AREA)
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Abstract

1,071,363. Fuel elements. BABCOCK & WILCOX Ltd. July 6, 1965 [July 7, 1964], No. 28708/65. Heading G6C. A plate-type fuel element comprises a fissile core 20 surrounded by a plate-shaped frame 12 having a hole 14 in which the core is received, the core is shallower than the hole 14 so that core cover plates 21, 22 fit flush with faces 16, 18 of the frame 12. Cover-plates 23, 24 may be added after the core cover-plates have been welded, and the whole assembly then roll bonded. The core can be a cermet of powdered aluminium and uranium oxide, with or without the addition of boron. The oxide may be UO 2 or U 3 O 8 .
GB28708/65A 1964-07-07 1965-07-06 Improvements in fuel elements Expired GB1071363A (en)

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US380851A US3297543A (en) 1964-07-07 1964-07-07 Plate-type nuclear fuel element

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Cited By (1)

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EP0154267A2 (en) * 1984-03-07 1985-09-11 Nukem GmbH Method of manufacturing plate-shaped fuel elements for research reactors

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US4038135A (en) * 1973-07-06 1977-07-26 Commissariat A L'energie Atomique Plate type nuclear fuel element and a method of fabrication of said element
DE3042424A1 (en) * 1980-11-11 1982-06-16 Kernforschungszentrum Karlsruhe Gmbh, 7500 Karlsruhe PLATE-SHAPED HIGH-PERFORMANCE FUEL FUEL ELEMENT WITH LOW-ENRICHED URANIUM AND METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION THEREOF
US4500488A (en) * 1982-09-07 1985-02-19 The United States Of America As Represented By The United States Department Of Energy Encapsulated fuel unit and method of forming same
US11935662B2 (en) 2019-07-02 2024-03-19 Westinghouse Electric Company Llc Elongate SiC fuel elements
FR3125164B1 (en) * 2021-07-06 2024-02-16 Framatome Sa Process for manufacturing a nuclear fuel element and nuclear fuel element
CN114267460B (en) * 2021-12-22 2023-03-24 西安交通大学 Plate-shaped fuel element for suppressing foaming phenomenon

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US3124515A (en) * 1964-03-10 Plate fuel element assembly for a nuclear reactor
US2820751A (en) * 1952-12-01 1958-01-21 Henry A Saller Process for producing jacketed bodies
US2985571A (en) * 1956-11-09 1961-05-23 North American Aviation Inc Lead-uranium oxide nuclear fuel element
US2996443A (en) * 1958-05-16 1961-08-15 Burton E Schaner Fissile material and fuel elements for neutronic reactors
US3150973A (en) * 1958-07-02 1964-09-29 Alloys Res & Mfg Corp Method of fabricating nuclear fuel elements and the like
GB903580A (en) * 1958-07-28 1962-08-15 Atomic Energy Commission Nuclear reactor fuel element and method for making same
US3091847A (en) * 1958-10-29 1963-06-04 Ernest J Peters Method of manufacture of metal encased core material

Cited By (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
EP0154267A2 (en) * 1984-03-07 1985-09-11 Nukem GmbH Method of manufacturing plate-shaped fuel elements for research reactors
DE3408240A1 (en) * 1984-03-07 1985-09-19 Nukem Gmbh, 6450 Hanau METHOD FOR PRODUCING DISK-SHAPED FUEL ELEMENTS FOR RESEARCH REACTORS
EP0154267B1 (en) * 1984-03-07 1991-01-09 Nukem GmbH Method of manufacturing plate-shaped fuel elements for research reactors

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