Plate-type nuclear fuel element
US4224106A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 13, 1978 |
| Grant date | Sep 23, 1980 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 13, 1998 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02E30/30
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The plate-type element is made up of a fuel core consisting of ceramic fuel wafers inserted in a lattice formed by a wire grid having low neutron-absorption characteristics, the shape and dimensions of each mesh of the grid being intended to correspond to those of each wafer. The grid is fitted in an outer frame and the fuel element is completed by top and bottom cladding plates.
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