GB779408A - Improvements in or relating to nuclear reactors - Google Patents

Improvements in or relating to nuclear reactors

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Publication number
GB779408A
GB779408A GB13670/54A GB1367054A GB779408A GB 779408 A GB779408 A GB 779408A GB 13670/54 A GB13670/54 A GB 13670/54A GB 1367054 A GB1367054 A GB 1367054A GB 779408 A GB779408 A GB 779408A
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GB
United Kingdom
Prior art keywords
relating
nuclear reactors
spacers
remainder
alloy
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.)
Expired
Application number
GB13670/54A
Inventor
Richard Valentine Moore
Gordon Packman
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.)
UK Atomic Energy Authority
Original Assignee
UK Atomic Energy Authority
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Filing date
Publication date
Priority to BE551837D priority Critical patent/BE551837A/xx
Application filed by UK Atomic Energy Authority filed Critical UK Atomic Energy Authority
Priority to GB13670/54A priority patent/GB779408A/en
Priority to US507524A priority patent/US2885335A/en
Priority to DEU4166A priority patent/DE1079749B/en
Priority to FR1160035D priority patent/FR1160035A/en
Publication of GB779408A publication Critical patent/GB779408A/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
    • 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
    • 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
    • G21C3/12—Means forming part of the element for locating it within the reactor core
    • 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
    • G21C3/14—Means forming part of the element for inserting it into, or removing it from, the core; Means for coupling adjacent elements, e.g. to form a stringer
    • 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
    • G21C3/18—Internal spacers or other non-active material within the casing, e.g. compensating for expansion of fuel rods or for compensating excess reactivity
    • 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

Abstract

Spacers for use in a nuclear fuel element are of an alloy of the composition .Mn.0.65.per cent .Mg.the.remainder
GB13670/54A 1954-05-11 1954-05-11 Improvements in or relating to nuclear reactors Expired GB779408A (en)

Priority Applications (5)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
BE551837D BE551837A (en) 1954-05-11
GB13670/54A GB779408A (en) 1954-05-11 1954-05-11 Improvements in or relating to nuclear reactors
US507524A US2885335A (en) 1954-05-11 1955-05-11 Nuclear reactor fuel element
DEU4166A DE1079749B (en) 1954-05-11 1956-10-15 Fuel element for nuclear reactors
FR1160035D FR1160035A (en) 1954-05-11 1956-10-16 Nuclear reactors

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB13670/54A GB779408A (en) 1954-05-11 1954-05-11 Improvements in or relating to nuclear reactors

Publications (1)

Publication Number Publication Date
GB779408A true GB779408A (en) 1957-07-17

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GB13670/54A Expired GB779408A (en) 1954-05-11 1954-05-11 Improvements in or relating to nuclear reactors

Country Status (3)

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BE (1) BE551837A (en)
FR (1) FR1160035A (en)
GB (1) GB779408A (en)

Cited By (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US3075910A (en) * 1957-08-22 1963-01-29 Babcock & Wilcox Ltd Nuclear reactors
US3189524A (en) * 1958-07-12 1965-06-15 Siemens Ag Fuel element assembly
DE1208832B (en) * 1959-05-14 1966-01-13 Atomic Energy Commission Nuclear reactor fuel element

Cited By (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US3075910A (en) * 1957-08-22 1963-01-29 Babcock & Wilcox Ltd Nuclear reactors
US3189524A (en) * 1958-07-12 1965-06-15 Siemens Ag Fuel element assembly
DE1208832B (en) * 1959-05-14 1966-01-13 Atomic Energy Commission Nuclear reactor fuel element

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Publication number Publication date
BE551837A (en)
FR1160035A (en) 1958-07-07

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