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IMPROVEMENTS IN OR RELATING TO NUCLEAR REACTORS

Patent ·
OSTI ID:4835997

A reactor fuel element arrangement of the type described in British Patent 791,011 for gas-cooled reactors is designed with means for restricting coolant flow. The arrangement comprises a plurality of fuel elements housed within a support sleeve which has annular radial projections to restrict the coolant flow in the annular space between the sleeve and the channel wall. The elements are supported within the sleeve by a support beam described in British Patent 879,903. (D.L.C.)

Research Organization:
Originating Research Org. not identified
NSA Number:
NSA-16-001214
OSTI ID:
4835997
Report Number(s):
GB 879902
Country of Publication:
United Kingdom
Language:
English