Published March 5, 1986 | Version v1
Patent Metadata-only

Fuel assembly

Creators

  • 1. UKAEA Dounreay Nuclear Power Development Establishment

Description

To enhance degree of burn-up of fuel in a nuclear reactor, the fuel pins are interconnected in groups by manifolds and the fuel wrapper is provided with an access point or points to allow fission gases in each fuel pin group to be vented periodically by for example laser piercing of one pin of each group or of the manifold. (author)

Availability note (English)

Available from The Patent Office, 25 Southampton Buildings, London, WC2A 1AY.

Additional details

Publishing Information

Imprint Pagination
3 p.
IPC:
Int. Cl. G21c3/32.
IPC
Int. Cl. G21c3/32.
Patent number
GB patent document 2163889/A/

INIS

Country of Publication
United Kingdom
Country of Input or Organization
United Kingdom
INIS RN
17073921
Subject category
S21: SPECIFIC NUCLEAR REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Non-conventional Literature
Descriptors DEI
BURNUP; FISSION PRODUCT RELEASE; FUEL ASSEMBLIES; FUEL CANS; FUEL PINS; GASES; LMFBR TYPE REACTORS; SPECIFICATIONS; VENTILATION; VENTS
Descriptors DEC
BREEDER REACTORS; EPITHERMAL REACTORS; FAST REACTORS; FBR TYPE REACTORS; FLUIDS; FUEL ELEMENTS; LIQUID METAL COOLED REACTORS; REACTOR COMPONENTS; REACTORS

Optional Information

Secondary number(s)
GB priority 8421926.