WO2010027656A3 - Mixed oxide fuel assembly - Google Patents

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WO2010027656A3
WO2010027656A3 PCT/US2009/054244 US2009054244W WO2010027656A3 WO 2010027656 A3 WO2010027656 A3 WO 2010027656A3 US 2009054244 W US2009054244 W US 2009054244W WO 2010027656 A3 WO2010027656 A3 WO 2010027656A3
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mixed oxide
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Robert J. Fetterman
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Westinghouse Electric Co LLC
Westinghouse Electric Corp
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Priority to JP2011525093A priority Critical patent/JP2012505369A/en
Priority to CA2734248A priority patent/CA2734248A1/en
Priority to RU2011111440/07A priority patent/RU2506656C2/en
Priority to CN2009801331009A priority patent/CN102282626A/en
Priority to EP09811947A priority patent/EP2316120A2/en
Publication of WO2010027656A2 publication Critical patent/WO2010027656A2/en
Priority to ZA2011/01446A priority patent/ZA201101446B/en
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    • 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
    • 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
    • G21C3/02—Fuel elements
    • G21C3/04—Constructional details
    • G21C3/16—Details of the construction within the casing
    • G21C3/17—Means for storage or immobilisation of gases in fuel elements
    • 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
    • G21C3/3262—Enrichment distribution in zones
    • G21C3/3265—Radial distribution
    • 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
    • G21C3/42—Selection of substances for use as reactor fuel
    • G21C3/58—Solid reactor fuel Pellets made of fissile material
    • G21C3/62—Ceramic fuel
    • G21C3/623—Oxide fuels
    • 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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  • Monitoring And Testing Of Nuclear Reactors (AREA)

Abstract

A pressurized water nuclear reactor fuel assembly designed to burn mixed oxide fuel that employs a fully annular fuel pellet stack in the fuel rods, and radial enrichment zoning within the assembly such that the intra-assembly rod power distribution is relatively smooth regardless of the characteristics of the adjacent assemblies.
PCT/US2009/054244 2008-08-26 2009-08-19 Mixed oxide fuel assembly Ceased WO2010027656A2 (en)

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Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
JP2011525093A JP2012505369A (en) 2008-08-26 2009-08-19 Mixed oxide fuel assembly
CA2734248A CA2734248A1 (en) 2008-08-26 2009-08-19 Mixed oxide fuel assembly
RU2011111440/07A RU2506656C2 (en) 2008-08-26 2009-08-19 Mixed oxide fuel assembly
CN2009801331009A CN102282626A (en) 2008-08-26 2009-08-19 mixed oxide fuel assembly
EP09811947A EP2316120A2 (en) 2008-08-26 2009-08-19 Mixed oxide fuel assembly
ZA2011/01446A ZA201101446B (en) 2008-08-26 2011-02-23 Mixed oxide fuel assembly

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US12/198,287 US20100054389A1 (en) 2008-08-26 2008-08-26 Mixed oxide fuel assembly
US12/198,287 2008-08-26

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WO2010027656A3 true WO2010027656A3 (en) 2016-03-10

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JP (1) JP2012505369A (en)
KR (1) KR20110044267A (en)
CN (1) CN102282626A (en)
CA (1) CA2734248A1 (en)
RU (1) RU2506656C2 (en)
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ZA201101446B (en) 2013-04-24
CA2734248A1 (en) 2010-03-11
CN102282626A (en) 2011-12-14
EP2316120A2 (en) 2011-05-04
KR20110044267A (en) 2011-04-28
RU2011111440A (en) 2012-10-10
JP2012505369A (en) 2012-03-01
US20100054389A1 (en) 2010-03-04
RU2506656C2 (en) 2014-02-10

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