Irradiation subassembly
Abstract
An irradiation subassembly for use in a nuclear reactor is described which includes a bundle of slender elongated irradiation -capsules or fuel elements enclosed by a coolant tube and having yieldable retaining liner between the irradiation capsules and the coolant tube. For a hexagonal bundle surrounded by a hexagonal tube the yieldable retaining liner may consist either of six segments corresponding to the six sides of the tube or three angular segments each corresponding in two adjacent sides of the tube. The sides of adjacent segments abut and are so cut that metal-tometal contact is retained when the volume enclosed by the retaining liner is varied and Springs are provided for urging the segments toward the center of the tube to hold the capsules in a closely packed configuration. (Official Gazette)
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Originating Research Org. not identified
- OSTI Identifier:
- 4382054
- Patent Number(s):
- 3767525
- Assignee:
- to United States Atomic Energy Commission
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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G - PHYSICS G21 - NUCLEAR PHYSICS G21C - NUCLEAR REACTORS
Y - NEW / CROSS SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES Y02 - TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE Y02E - REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
- NSA Number:
- NSA-29-011940
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Patent File Date: 1972 Oct 01; Other Information: G21c3/00. Orig. Receipt Date: 30-JUN-74
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- N77600* -Reactors-Research, Test, Experimental, Zero-power & Training Reactors, & Subcritical Assemblies; *EBR-2 REACTOR- IRRADIATION CAPSULES; CONFIGURATION; DESIGN
Citation Formats
Seim, O S, Filewicz, E C, and Hutter, E. Irradiation subassembly. United States: N. p., 1973.
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Seim, O S, Filewicz, E C, & Hutter, E. Irradiation subassembly. United States.
Seim, O S, Filewicz, E C, and Hutter, E. Tue .
"Irradiation subassembly". United States.
@article{osti_4382054,
title = {Irradiation subassembly},
author = {Seim, O S and Filewicz, E C and Hutter, E},
abstractNote = {An irradiation subassembly for use in a nuclear reactor is described which includes a bundle of slender elongated irradiation -capsules or fuel elements enclosed by a coolant tube and having yieldable retaining liner between the irradiation capsules and the coolant tube. For a hexagonal bundle surrounded by a hexagonal tube the yieldable retaining liner may consist either of six segments corresponding to the six sides of the tube or three angular segments each corresponding in two adjacent sides of the tube. The sides of adjacent segments abut and are so cut that metal-tometal contact is retained when the volume enclosed by the retaining liner is varied and Springs are provided for urging the segments toward the center of the tube to hold the capsules in a closely packed configuration. (Official Gazette)},
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