LMFBR fuel assembly design for HCDA fuel dispersal
Abstract
A fuel assembly for a liquid metal fast breeder reactor having an upper axial blanket region disposed in a plurality of zones within the fuel assembly. The characterization of a zone is dependent on the height of the axial blanket region with respect to the active fuel region. The net effect of having a plurality of zones is to establish a dispersal flow path for the molten materials resulting during a core meltdown accident. Upward flowing molten material can escape from the core region and/or fuel assembly without solidifying on the surface of fuel rods due to the heat sink represented by blanket region pellets.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Westinghouse Electric Corp., Madison, PA (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 865108
- Patent Number(s):
- 4462958
- Application Number:
- 06/373,469
- Assignee:
- United States of America as represented by U.S. Department of Energy (Washington, DC)
- 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
- DOE Contract Number:
- AM02-76CH94000
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Patent File Date: 1982 Apr 30
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- lmfbr; fuel; assembly; design; hcda; dispersal; liquid; metal; fast; breeder; reactor; upper; axial; blanket; region; disposed; plurality; zones; characterization; zone; dependent; height; respect; active; net; effect; establish; flow; path; molten; materials; resulting; core; meltdown; accident; upward; flowing; material; escape; solidifying; surface; rods; due; heat; sink; represented; pellets; upward flow; molten materials; fuel rods; breeder reactor; fast breeder; heat sink; liquid metal; flow path; fuel assembly; fuel rod; metal fast; blanket region; core region; molten material; assembly design; core meltdown; region disposed; fuel region; active fuel; /376/976/
Citation Formats
Lacko, Robert E., and Tilbrook, Roger W. LMFBR fuel assembly design for HCDA fuel dispersal. United States: N. p., 1984.
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Lacko, Robert E., & Tilbrook, Roger W. LMFBR fuel assembly design for HCDA fuel dispersal. United States.
Lacko, Robert E., and Tilbrook, Roger W. Sun .
"LMFBR fuel assembly design for HCDA fuel dispersal". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/865108.
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title = {LMFBR fuel assembly design for HCDA fuel dispersal},
author = {Lacko, Robert E. and Tilbrook, Roger W.},
abstractNote = {A fuel assembly for a liquid metal fast breeder reactor having an upper axial blanket region disposed in a plurality of zones within the fuel assembly. The characterization of a zone is dependent on the height of the axial blanket region with respect to the active fuel region. The net effect of having a plurality of zones is to establish a dispersal flow path for the molten materials resulting during a core meltdown accident. Upward flowing molten material can escape from the core region and/or fuel assembly without solidifying on the surface of fuel rods due to the heat sink represented by blanket region pellets.},
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place = {United States},
year = {Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1984},
month = {Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1984}
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