FUEL ELEMENT FOR NUCLEAR REACTORS
Patent
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OSTI ID:4660205
A method is described whereby fuel tubes or pins are cut, loaded with fuel pellets and a heat transfer medium, sealed at each end with slotted fittings, and assembled into a rectangular tube bundle to form a fuel element. The tubes comprising the fuel element are laterally connected between their ends by clips and tabs to form a linear group of spaced parallel tubes, which receive their vertical support by resting on a grid. The advantages of this method are that it permits elimination of structural material (e.g., fuel-element cans) within the reactor core, and removal of at least one fuel pin from an element and replacement thereof so that a burnable poison may be utilized during the core lifetime. (AEC)
- Research Organization:
- Originating Research Org. not identified
- NSA Number:
- NSA-17-036917
- Assignee:
- U.S. Atomic Energy Commission
- Patent Number(s):
- US 3105026
- OSTI ID:
- 4660205
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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