IMPROVEMENTS RELATING TO NUCLEAR REACTOR CORES

Patent · Thu Feb 11 04:00:00 EST 1960

OSTI ID:4837186

The core of a reactor comprises a plurality of parallelly positioned contiguous moderator elements, the fuel elements being arranged at the edges of the moderator elements. The moderator elements have a polygonal cross section, with a sector of a circle cut away at the corners or at the side faces in order to provide, with the adjacent elements, a cylindrical channel in which the fuel elements are arranged. The moderator elements are suitably of graphite having a hexagonal cross section and are clad with a corrosion resistant sheet, such as stainless steel, zir conium, titanium, or inconel. The fuel elements may form an assembly in each channel and comprise uranium enriched in U/sup 235/. The head of each moderator assembly may form a pyramid enclosing gas absorbing material. (NPO)

• Research Organization: Originating Research Org. not identified
• NSA Number: NSA-15-032948
• OSTI ID: 4837186
• Report Number(s): FR 1206698
• Country of Publication: France
• Language: English

Related Subjects

ADSORPTION
ALUMINUM ALLOYS
CANNING
CHROMIUM ALLOYS
CONFIGURATION
CORROSION
FUEL ELEMENTS
GASES
GRAPHITE MODERATOR
INCONEL ALLOYS
MODERATORS
NICKEL ALLOYS
NIOBIUM ALLOYS
PATENT
REACTOR CORE
REACTOR TECHNOLOGY
REACTORS
STAINLESS STEELS
TITANIUM
TITANIUM ALLOYS
ZIRCONIUM