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GB2163888B - Fission gas plenum chamber for nuclear fuel element sub-assembly - Google Patents

Fission gas plenum chamber for nuclear fuel element sub-assembly

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Publication number
GB2163888B
GB2163888B GB08421925A GB8421925A GB2163888B GB 2163888 B GB2163888 B GB 2163888B GB 08421925 A GB08421925 A GB 08421925A GB 8421925 A GB8421925 A GB 8421925A GB 2163888 B GB2163888 B GB 2163888B
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Prior art keywords
assembly
nuclear fuel
plenum chamber
fuel element
gas plenum
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Expired
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GB08421925A
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GB8421925D0 (en
Inventor
Kenneth Macgregor Swanson
John Alan Dodd
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UK Atomic Energy Authority
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UK Atomic Energy Authority
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G21—NUCLEAR PHYSICS; NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
    • G21C—NUCLEAR REACTORS
    • G21C3/00—Reactor fuel elements and their assemblies; Selection of substances for use as reactor fuel elements
    • G21C3/30—Assemblies of a number of fuel elements in the form of a rigid unit
    • G21C3/32—Bundles of parallel pin-, rod-, or tube-shaped fuel elements
    • G21C3/3213—Means for the storage or removal of fission gases
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • 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
    • Y02E30/00—Energy generation of nuclear origin
    • Y02E30/30—Nuclear fission reactors

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Plasma & Fusion (AREA)
  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • High Energy & Nuclear Physics (AREA)
  • Monitoring And Testing Of Nuclear Reactors (AREA)
GB08421925A 1984-08-30 1984-08-30 Fission gas plenum chamber for nuclear fuel element sub-assembly Expired GB2163888B (en)

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GB08421925A GB2163888B (en) 1984-08-30 1984-08-30 Fission gas plenum chamber for nuclear fuel element sub-assembly

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GB08421925A GB2163888B (en) 1984-08-30 1984-08-30 Fission gas plenum chamber for nuclear fuel element sub-assembly

Publications (3)

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GB8421925D0 GB8421925D0 (en) 1984-10-03
GB2163888A GB2163888A (en) 1986-03-05
GB2163888B true GB2163888B (en) 1988-06-22

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