Skip to main content
U.S. Department of Energy
Office of Scientific and Technical Information

NUCLEAR REACTORS CONTAINING FUEL ELEMENTS

Patent ·
OSTI ID:4107613
Five embodiments are described of a fuel element which contains an outer ring of eight fuel rods and an inner fuel region richer in fissile material than the outer ring. The inner region may consist of a single fuel rod, several fuel rods, or several fuel plates arranged in various ways, and cooling tubes are provided in all the fissile parts. The value of the fuel element design is in that the consumption of rich fissile material is reduced without losing its advartages, e.g., reduction of minimum reactor size for chain reaction and increased fuel burn-up limits. (D.L.C.)
Research Organization:
Originating Research Org. not identified
NSA Number:
NSA-15-008309
OSTI ID:
4107613
Report Number(s):
GB 859395
Country of Publication:
United Kingdom
Language:
English

Similar Records

SHIELDED THORIUM FUEL ELEMENT
Patent · Sun Jul 01 00:00:00 EDT 1962 · OSTI ID:4828654

TUBULAR FUEL ELEMENTS AND FABRICATING TECHNIQUES THEREFOR
Patent · Thu Oct 31 23:00:00 EST 1963 · OSTI ID:4134469

IMPROVEMENTS IN OR RELATING TO FUEL ELEMENTS FOR NUCLEAR REACTORS
Patent · Thu Sep 01 00:00:00 EDT 1960 · OSTI ID:4129392