GB2550439B - Method of relieving stress in graphite bricks of a gas-cooled nuclear reactor - Google Patents
Method of relieving stress in graphite bricks of a gas-cooled nuclear reactorInfo
- Publication number
- GB2550439B GB2550439B GB1618568.8A GB201618568A GB2550439B GB 2550439 B GB2550439 B GB 2550439B GB 201618568 A GB201618568 A GB 201618568A GB 2550439 B GB2550439 B GB 2550439B
- Authority
- GB
- United Kingdom
- Prior art keywords
- gas
- nuclear reactor
- relieving stress
- cooled nuclear
- graphite bricks
- Prior art date
- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
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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
- G21C1/10—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 moderator and coolant being different or separated
- G21C1/12—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 moderator and coolant being different or separated moderator being solid, e.g. Magnox reactor or gas-graphite reactor
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- 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
- G21C5/08—Means for preventing undesired asymmetric expansion of the complete structure ; Stretching devices, pins
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- G—PHYSICS
- G21—NUCLEAR PHYSICS; NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
- G21C—NUCLEAR REACTORS
- G21C5/00—Moderator or core structure; Selection of materials for use as moderator
- G21C5/12—Moderator or core structure; Selection of materials for use as moderator characterised by composition, e.g. the moderator containing additional substances which ensure improved heat resistance of the moderator
- G21C5/126—Carbonic moderators
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- G—PHYSICS
- G21—NUCLEAR PHYSICS; NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
- G21C—NUCLEAR REACTORS
- G21C5/00—Moderator or core structure; Selection of materials for use as moderator
- G21C5/14—Moderator or core structure; Selection of materials for use as moderator characterised by shape
- G21C5/16—Shape of its constituent parts
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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
Applications Claiming Priority (1)
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US201662405491P | 2016-10-07 | 2016-10-07 |
Publications (2)
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GB2550439A GB2550439A (en) | 2017-11-22 |
GB2550439B true GB2550439B (en) | 2019-03-27 |
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GB1618568.8A Active GB2550439B (en) | 2016-10-07 | 2016-11-03 | Method of relieving stress in graphite bricks of a gas-cooled nuclear reactor |
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GB (1) | GB2550439B (en) |
Families Citing this family (1)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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GB201809736D0 (en) * | 2018-06-14 | 2018-08-01 | Cavendish Nuclear Ltd | Graphite cores |
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- 2016-11-03 GB GB1618568.8A patent/GB2550439B/en active Active
Non-Patent Citations (4)
Title |
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Engineering fracture mechanics 73, no. 3 (2006) Zou, Z., S. L. Fok, B. J. Marsden, and S. O. Oyadiji. "Numerical simulation of strength test on graphite moderator bricks using a continuum damage mechanics model." p318-330. * |
International journal of impact engineering 32, no. 6 (2006) Kuroda, Masatoshi, Siu Lun Fok, Barry J. Marsden, and S. Olutunde Oyadiji. "Analyses of the multiple cracking behaviour of brittle hollow cylinders under internal pressure." pages 905-927. * |
Nuclear Engineering and Design 235, no. 5 (2005) Kuroda, Masatoshi, Siu Lun Fok, Barry J. Marsden, and S. Olutunde Oyadiji. "Dynamics and generation of stress waves in cracked graphite moderator bricks." p557-573. * |
Nuclear Engineering and Design 280 (2014) Wadsworth, M., Si Thu Kyaw, and Wei Sun. "Finite element modelling of the effect of temperature and neutron dose on the fracture behaviour of nuclear reactor graphite bricks." p1-7. * |
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