Published August 15, 1987 | Version v1
Patent

Reactor control rods

  • 1. Nippon Atomic Industry Group Co. Ltd., Tokyo (Japan)

Description

Purpose: To improve the integrity and the reliability of neutron absorbers and increase the working life of control rods. Constitution: Long-life type short neutron absorbers are divided along the axial direction of a control rod and absorbers on the final divisional end are disposed as short and light weight material abutting against long neutron absorbers. With such a constitution, gaps formed between the long neutron absorbers and long-life type neutron absorbers for absorbing the change in the length accompanying the irradiation growing are removed and, as a result, swelling in the neutron absorbing materials filled in the long neutron absorbers are effectively retained to reduce the possibility of fuel can rupture due to the swelling. Thus, the integrity and the reliability of the long neutron absorbers can be improved. (Kamimura, M.)

Availability note (English)

Available from JAPIO. Also available from INPADOC.

Additional details

Publishing Information

Imprint Pagination
7 p.
IPC:
Int. Cl. G21C7/10.
IPC
Int. Cl. G21C7/10.
Patent number
JP patent document 62-187284/A/

INIS

Country of Publication
Japan
Country of Input or Organization
Japan
INIS RN
19045960
Subject category
S22: GENERAL STUDIES OF NUCLEAR REACTORS;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Non-conventional Literature
Descriptors DEI
BWR TYPE REACTORS; CONTROL ELEMENTS; EXPANSION; LENGTH; NEUTRON ABSORBERS; RADIATION EFFECTS; RELIABILITY; SWELLING
Descriptors DEC
DEFORMATION; DIMENSIONS; ENRICHED URANIUM REACTORS; POWER REACTORS; REACTOR COMPONENTS; REACTORS; THERMAL REACTORS; WATER COOLED REACTORS; WATER MODERATED REACTORS

Optional Information

Secondary number(s)
JP patent application 61-29005.