Fuel assembly for the production of tritium in light water reactors

Patent · Fri Jun 10 00:00:00 EDT 1983

OSTI ID:6977277

Cawley, W E; Trapp, T J

A nuclear fuel assembly is described for producing tritium in a light water moderated reactor. The assembly consists of two intermeshing arrays of subassemblies. The first subassemblies comprise concentric annular elements of an outer containment tube, an annular target element, an annular fuel element, and an inner neutron spectrums shifting rod. The second subassemblies comprise an outer containment tube and an inner rod of either fuel, target, or neutron spectrum shifting neutral.

• DOE Contract Number: AC06-76RL01857
• Assignee: Dept. of Energy
• Application Number: ON: DE84011096
• OSTI ID: 6977277
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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21 SPECIFIC NUCLEAR REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS
TRITIUM PRODUCTION REACTORS
FUEL ASSEMBLIES
DESIGN
TRITIUM
WATER MODERATED REACTORS
BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
HYDROGEN ISOTOPES
IRRADIATION REACTORS
ISOTOPES
LIGHT NUCLEI
NUCLEI
ODD-EVEN NUCLEI
RADIOISOTOPES
REACTORS
YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
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