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IMPROVEMENTS RELATING TO NUCLEAR REACTORS

Patent ·
OSTI ID:4095213
ABS>Equipment was designed for loading and unloading fuel elements into and out of the fuel channels of a solidmoderated reactor. Vertical charging passsges are provided in the charging floor above the core at the centers of areas of cruciform outline. each area having a control rod at each internal and external corner but no control rods within the area. This arrangement prevents fouling of the control rods. The charging chute was designed so that a fuel element does not have to pass around a corner. (D.L.C.)
Research Organization:
Originating Research Org. not identified
NSA Number:
NSA-15-010438
OSTI ID:
4095213
Report Number(s):
GB 859351
Country of Publication:
United Kingdom
Language:
English