GB779134A - Improvements in or relating to nuclear reactors - Google Patents
Improvements in or relating to nuclear reactorsInfo
- Publication number
- GB779134A GB779134A GB7614/52A GB761452A GB779134A GB 779134 A GB779134 A GB 779134A GB 7614/52 A GB7614/52 A GB 7614/52A GB 761452 A GB761452 A GB 761452A GB 779134 A GB779134 A GB 779134A
- Authority
- GB
- United Kingdom
- Prior art keywords
- slugs
- graphite
- uranium
- channel
- cube
- Prior art date
- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
- Expired
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Classifications
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- G—PHYSICS
- G21—NUCLEAR PHYSICS; NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
- G21C—NUCLEAR REACTORS
- G21C1/00—Reactor types
- G21C1/04—Thermal reactors ; Epithermal reactors
- G21C1/06—Heterogeneous reactors, i.e. in which fuel and moderator are separated
- G21C1/08—Heterogeneous reactors, i.e. in which fuel and moderator are separated moderator being highly pressurised, e.g. boiling water reactor, integral super-heat reactor, pressurised water reactor
- G21C1/10—Heterogeneous reactors, i.e. in which fuel and moderator are separated moderator being highly pressurised, e.g. boiling water reactor, integral super-heat reactor, pressurised water reactor moderator and coolant being different or separated
- G21C1/12—Heterogeneous reactors, i.e. in which fuel and moderator are separated moderator being highly pressurised, e.g. boiling water reactor, integral super-heat reactor, pressurised water reactor moderator and coolant being different or separated moderator being solid, e.g. Magnox reactor or gas-graphite reactor
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- G—PHYSICS
- G21—NUCLEAR PHYSICS; NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
- G21C—NUCLEAR REACTORS
- G21C17/00—Monitoring; Testing ; Maintaining
- G21C17/02—Devices or arrangements for monitoring coolant or moderator
- G21C17/04—Detecting burst slugs
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- G—PHYSICS
- G21—NUCLEAR PHYSICS; NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
- G21C—NUCLEAR REACTORS
- G21C19/00—Arrangements for treating, for handling, or for facilitating the handling of, fuel or other materials which are used within the reactor, e.g. within its pressure vessel
- G21C19/14—Arrangements for treating, for handling, or for facilitating the handling of, fuel or other materials which are used within the reactor, e.g. within its pressure vessel characterised by their adaptation for use with horizontal channels in the reactor core
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- 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)
- Measurement Of Radiation (AREA)
Abstract
779,134. Containers for neutron-emitting material. UNITED KINGDOM ATOMIC ENERGY AUTHORITY. March 25, 1952, No. 7614/52. Class 98(1) [Also in Group XL(a)] In a nuclear reactor comprising canned slugs of uranium in air-cooled channels within a cube of graphite, the channel containing a burst can is located by depending a dust-absorbent cord in the cooling air from each vertical row of channels and winding this cord past a recording detector of radiant activity in synchronism therewith. The graphite forms a 26 ft. cube and is arranged in blocks A, B, 1 pitch square and 4 pitches long, with V-based channels 6, where the pitch is 7“ inches, Figs. 3, 7. Fans 31 draw air through filters 28, duct 29, the reactor core, duct 30, heat exchanger H and a filter 33 to discharge up a stack 32. Thermal and biological shields 18, 3 of cast iron and barytes concrete surround the graphite. The uranium lattice occupies a cylinder within the cube of graphite, with three feet of ;graphite outside the cylinder, and within the cylinder each channel 6 contains .twenty aluminium-sheathed slugs of uranium. These slugs are inserted from the load face L and subsequently discharged from the unload face U, by removing plugs 12, 13 from the shields and using jointed aluminium rods to push the slugs along the channel. Slugs unloaded from the reactor are received in a shielded coffin, Fig. 23, in which ten tubes 61 of a magazine 60 receive the uranium slugs and two tubes 62 then receive lead plugs following the slugs. During this unloading a lead blanket surrounds the channel 6 from which the plug 12 has been removed and a tube is inserted to guide the slugs into the coffin. Tubes 9 and troughs 9a bridge the air space between graphite and shield at the unload and load faces respectively.
Priority Applications (2)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| US276604A US2807580A (en) | 1952-03-14 | 1952-03-14 | Thermal nuclear reactor |
| GB7614/52A GB779134A (en) | 1952-03-25 | 1952-03-25 | Improvements in or relating to nuclear reactors |
Applications Claiming Priority (1)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| GB7614/52A GB779134A (en) | 1952-03-25 | 1952-03-25 | Improvements in or relating to nuclear reactors |
Publications (1)
| Publication Number | Publication Date |
|---|---|
| GB779134A true GB779134A (en) | 1957-07-17 |
Family
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Family Applications (1)
| Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| GB7614/52A Expired GB779134A (en) | 1952-03-14 | 1952-03-25 | Improvements in or relating to nuclear reactors |
Country Status (1)
| Country | Link |
|---|---|
| GB (1) | GB779134A (en) |
Cited By (2)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DE1116833B (en) * | 1957-10-02 | 1961-11-09 | Gen Dynamics Corp | Neutron reactor with thermal pillars |
| CN112331375A (en) * | 2020-11-23 | 2021-02-05 | 四川玄武岩纤维新材料研究院(创新中心) | Basalt and other fiber honeycomb fabric nuclear shielding composite material and preparation method and application thereof |
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1952
- 1952-03-25 GB GB7614/52A patent/GB779134A/en not_active Expired
Cited By (2)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DE1116833B (en) * | 1957-10-02 | 1961-11-09 | Gen Dynamics Corp | Neutron reactor with thermal pillars |
| CN112331375A (en) * | 2020-11-23 | 2021-02-05 | 四川玄武岩纤维新材料研究院(创新中心) | Basalt and other fiber honeycomb fabric nuclear shielding composite material and preparation method and application thereof |
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