CA2097412C - Faisceau de combustible pour reacteur a eau lourde - Google Patents

Faisceau de combustible pour reacteur a eau lourde Download PDF

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Publication number: CA2097412C
Authority: CA; Canada
Prior art keywords: fuel; neutron; bundle; region; fuel bundle
Prior art date: 1993-05-31
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 - Lifetime

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CA002097412A

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Inventor

Adi R. Dastur

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Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd AECL

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Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd AECL

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1993-05-31

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1993-05-31

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2005-08-23

1993-05-31 Application filed by Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd AECL filed Critical Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd AECL

1993-05-31 Priority to CA002097412A priority Critical patent/CA2097412C/fr

1994-12-01 Publication of CA2097412A1 publication Critical patent/CA2097412A1/fr

2005-08-23 Application granted granted Critical

2005-08-23 Publication of CA2097412C publication Critical patent/CA2097412C/fr

2013-05-31 Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical

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Classifications

- G—PHYSICS
- G21—NUCLEAR PHYSICS; NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
- G21C—NUCLEAR REACTORS
- G21C5/00—Moderator or core structure; Selection of materials for use as moderator
- G21C5/02—Details
- 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
- G21C3/326—Bundles of parallel pin-, rod-, or tube-shaped fuel elements comprising fuel elements of different composition; comprising, in addition to the fuel elements, other pin-, rod-, or tube-shaped elements, e.g. control rods, grid support rods, fertile rods, poison rods or dummy rods
- G21C3/328—Relative disposition of the elements in the bundle lattice
- 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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Structure Of Emergency Protection For Nuclear Reactors (AREA)
Monitoring And Testing Of Nuclear Reactors (AREA)

CA002097412A 1993-05-31 1993-05-31 Faisceau de combustible pour reacteur a eau lourde Expired - Lifetime CA2097412C (fr)

Priority Applications (1)

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CA002097412A CA2097412C (fr)	1993-05-31	1993-05-31	Faisceau de combustible pour reacteur a eau lourde

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CA002097412A CA2097412C (fr)	1993-05-31	1993-05-31	Faisceau de combustible pour reacteur a eau lourde

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CA2097412A1 CA2097412A1 (fr)	1994-12-01
CA2097412C true CA2097412C (fr)	2005-08-23

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KR20190002758A (ko) *	2010-11-15	2019-01-08	아토믹 에너지 오브 캐나다 리미티드	중성자 흡수제를 함유하는 핵연료
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