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Title: Pile construction

Abstract

A graphite-moderated, water-cooled nuclear reactor including graphite blocks disposed in transverse alternate layers, one set of alternate layers consisting of alternate full size blocks and smaller blocks through which cooling tubes containing fuel extend, said smaller blocks consisting alternately of tube bearing blocks and support block, the support blocks being smaller than the tube bearing blocks, the aperture of each support block being tapered so as to provide the tube extending therethrough with a narrow region of support while being elsewhere spaced therefrom.

Inventors:
 [1];  [2]
  1. Claymont, DE
  2. Elsmere, DE
Issue Date:
Research Org.:
Knolls Atomic Power Lab
OSTI Identifier:
863068
Patent Number(s):
4087324
Assignee:
United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)
Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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
DOE Contract Number:  
W-31-109-ENG-52
Resource Type:
Patent
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
pile; construction; graphite-moderated; water-cooled; nuclear; reactor; including; graphite; blocks; disposed; transverse; alternate; layers; set; consisting; size; cooling; tubes; containing; fuel; extend; alternately; tube; bearing; support; block; aperture; tapered; provide; extending; therethrough; narrow; region; spaced; therefrom; water-cooled nuclear; containing fuel; reactor including; extending therethrough; alternate layers; nuclear reactor; cooled nuclear; tube extending; support block; cooling tubes; tubes containing; spaced therefrom; graphite blocks; cooling tube; bearing blocks; support blocks; including graphite; tubes contain; layers consisting; /376/976/

Citation Formats

Johnson, Alfred A, and Carleton, John T. Pile construction. United States: N. p., 1978. Web.
Johnson, Alfred A, & Carleton, John T. Pile construction. United States.
Johnson, Alfred A, and Carleton, John T. Tue . "Pile construction". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/863068.
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author = {Johnson, Alfred A and Carleton, John T},
abstractNote = {A graphite-moderated, water-cooled nuclear reactor including graphite blocks disposed in transverse alternate layers, one set of alternate layers consisting of alternate full size blocks and smaller blocks through which cooling tubes containing fuel extend, said smaller blocks consisting alternately of tube bearing blocks and support block, the support blocks being smaller than the tube bearing blocks, the aperture of each support block being tapered so as to provide the tube extending therethrough with a narrow region of support while being elsewhere spaced therefrom.},
doi = {},
journal = {},
number = ,
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place = {United States},
year = {1978},
month = {5}
}

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