Fuel assembly for the production of tritium in light water reactors
Abstract
A nuclear fuel assembly is described for producing tritium in a light water moderated reactor. The assembly consists of two intermeshing arrays of subassemblies. The first subassemblies comprise concentric annular elements of an outer containment tube, an annular target element, an annular fuel element, and an inner neutron spectrums shifting rod. The second subassemblies comprise an outer containment tube and an inner rod of either fuel, target, or neutron spectrum shifting neutral.
- Inventors:
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- Richland, WA
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- UNC NUCLEAR INDUSTRIES
- OSTI Identifier:
- 865498
- Patent Number(s):
- 4526741
- 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:
- AC06-76RL01857
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- fuel; assembly; production; tritium; light; water; reactors; nuclear; described; producing; moderated; reactor; consists; intermeshing; arrays; subassemblies; comprise; concentric; annular; elements; outer; containment; tube; target; element; inner; neutron; spectrums; shifting; rod; spectrum; neutral; assembly consists; outer containment; water reactor; fuel element; nuclear fuel; fuel assembly; annular fuel; light water; producing tritium; water reactors; inner rod; comprise concentric; target element; /376/976/
Citation Formats
Cawley, William E, and Trapp, Turner J. Fuel assembly for the production of tritium in light water reactors. United States: N. p., 1985.
Web.
Cawley, William E, & Trapp, Turner J. Fuel assembly for the production of tritium in light water reactors. United States.
Cawley, William E, and Trapp, Turner J. Tue .
"Fuel assembly for the production of tritium in light water reactors". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/865498.
@article{osti_865498,
title = {Fuel assembly for the production of tritium in light water reactors},
author = {Cawley, William E and Trapp, Turner J},
abstractNote = {A nuclear fuel assembly is described for producing tritium in a light water moderated reactor. The assembly consists of two intermeshing arrays of subassemblies. The first subassemblies comprise concentric annular elements of an outer containment tube, an annular target element, an annular fuel element, and an inner neutron spectrums shifting rod. The second subassemblies comprise an outer containment tube and an inner rod of either fuel, target, or neutron spectrum shifting neutral.},
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place = {United States},
year = {Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1985},
month = {Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1985}
}
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