Encapsulated fuel unit and method of forming same
Abstract
This invention teaches an encapsulated fuel unit for a nuclear reactor, such as for an enriched uranium fuel plate of thin cross section of the order of 1/64 or 1/8 of an inch and otherwise of rectangular shape 1-2 inches wide and 2-4 inches long. The case is formed from (a) two similar channel-shaped half sections extended lengthwise of the elongated plate and having side edges butted and welded together to define an open ended tube-like structure and from (b) porous end caps welded across the open ends of the tube-like structure. The half sections are preferably of stainless steel between 0.002 and 0.01 of an inch thick, and are beam welded together over and within machined and hardened tool steel chill blocks. The porous end caps preferably are of T-316-L stainless steel having pores of approximately 3-10 microns size.
- Inventors:
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- Naperville, IL
- Valparaiso, IN
- Westmont, IL
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 865349
- Patent Number(s):
- 4500488
- Assignee:
- United States of America as represented by United States (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:
- W-31109-ENG-38
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- encapsulated; fuel; unit; method; forming; teaches; nuclear; reactor; enriched; uranium; plate; section; 64; inch; otherwise; rectangular; shape; 1-2; inches; wide; 2-4; formed; similar; channel-shaped; half; sections; extended; lengthwise; elongated; edges; butted; welded; define; tube-like; structure; porous; caps; preferably; stainless; steel; 002; 01; thick; beam; machined; hardened; tool; chill; blocks; t-316-l; pores; approximately; 3-10; microns; size; inch thick; chill block; tube-like structure; enriched uranium; nuclear reactor; stainless steel; rectangular shape; uranium fuel; beam welded; fuel plate; fuel unit; extended length; encapsulated fuel; /376/976/
Citation Formats
Groh, Edward F, Cassidy, Dale A, and Lewandowski, Edward F. Encapsulated fuel unit and method of forming same. United States: N. p., 1985.
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@article{osti_865349,
title = {Encapsulated fuel unit and method of forming same},
author = {Groh, Edward F and Cassidy, Dale A and Lewandowski, Edward F},
abstractNote = {This invention teaches an encapsulated fuel unit for a nuclear reactor, such as for an enriched uranium fuel plate of thin cross section of the order of 1/64 or 1/8 of an inch and otherwise of rectangular shape 1-2 inches wide and 2-4 inches long. The case is formed from (a) two similar channel-shaped half sections extended lengthwise of the elongated plate and having side edges butted and welded together to define an open ended tube-like structure and from (b) porous end caps welded across the open ends of the tube-like structure. The half sections are preferably of stainless steel between 0.002 and 0.01 of an inch thick, and are beam welded together over and within machined and hardened tool steel chill blocks. The porous end caps preferably are of T-316-L stainless steel having pores of approximately 3-10 microns size.},
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place = {United States},
year = {1985},
month = {1}
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