WO2005071694A3 - Core of a nuclear reactor cooled by pressurized water and core fuel assembly - Google Patents

Core of a nuclear reactor cooled by pressurized water and core fuel assembly Download PDF

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WO2005071694A3
WO2005071694A3 PCT/FR2004/003122 FR2004003122W WO2005071694A3 WO 2005071694 A3 WO2005071694 A3 WO 2005071694A3 FR 2004003122 W FR2004003122 W FR 2004003122W WO 2005071694 A3 WO2005071694 A3 WO 2005071694A3
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fuel
fuel assemblies
fuel assembly
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Angelo Beati
Dominique Hertz
Jacques Gauthier
Jean-Francois Rondepierre
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Framatome Anp
Angelo Beati
Dominique Hertz
Jacques Gauthier
Jean-Francois Rondepierre
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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
    • G21C3/02—Fuel elements
    • G21C3/04—Constructional details
    • G21C3/06—Casings; Jackets
    • G21C3/12—Means forming part of the element for locating it within the reactor core
    • 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
    • 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
    • G21C3/33—Supporting or hanging of elements in the bundle; Means forming part of the bundle for inserting it into, or removing it from, the core; Means for coupling adjacent bundles
    • 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
    • G21C5/06—Means for locating or supporting fuel elements
    • 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

Abstract

The fuel assemblies (5) have a rigid, resistant structure (21) made up of a lower end-piece (16) and an upper end-piece (17) of the fuel assembly, said end-pieces being connected to each other by means of at least two longitudinal rigid connecting elements (22). The overall length of the framework of the fuel combustible is lower than the vertical distance between an upper surface of the lower plate of the core (7) and a lower surface of the upper surface of the core (8). The upper end-piece (17) of the fuel assemblies does not comprise a bladed bearing support. The lower end-piece (16) and upper end-piece (17) of each of the fuel assemblies comprise positioning openings wherein elastic clamping devices are mounted for the respective positioning pins (18,19) of the lower plate of the core (7) and the upper plate of the core (8). The fuel pencils (13) of the fuel assemblies are fixed on the lower end-piece (16). The framework (5a) of the fuel assemblies comprises the following elements inside the resistant structure (21): a plurality of guide tubes (15) which are slidingly mounted in at least one of the lower (16) and upper (17) end-pieces of the fuel assembly and a plurality of grid-cross members (14) for transversal maintenance of the pencils which are slidingly mounted in a longitudinal axial direction on the longitudinal connecting elements (22) of the resistant structure (21).
PCT/FR2004/003122 2003-12-22 2004-12-03 Core of a nuclear reactor cooled by pressurized water and core fuel assembly WO2005071694A2 (en)

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FR0315184A FR2864325B1 (en) 2003-12-22 2003-12-22 HEART OF A NUCLEAR REACTOR COOLED BY PRESSURIZED WATER AND HEART FUEL ASSEMBLY
FR0315184 2003-12-22

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US3853703A (en) * 1972-07-03 1974-12-10 Combustion Eng Fuel assembly hold-up device
US4104120A (en) * 1977-01-21 1978-08-01 Combustion Engineering, Inc. Static fuel holddown system
FR2519178A1 (en) * 1981-12-29 1983-07-01 Asea Atom Ab COMBUSTIBLE ELEMENT HARNESS WITH ABSORBENT BARS
FR2582137A1 (en) * 1985-02-05 1986-11-21 Westinghouse Electric Corp Fuel assembly employed in pressurised water nuclear reactors
US4828792A (en) * 1985-08-09 1989-05-09 Fragema Nuclear fuel assembly with holding structure and hold down device
US5167909A (en) * 1989-12-21 1992-12-01 Framatome Lower connector of a fuel assembly of a nuclear reactor cooled by light water
US5339342A (en) * 1992-01-09 1994-08-16 Siemens Aktiengesellschaft Fuel assembly for a boiling water reactor with a redundant support structure and a locked fuel assembly case
DE20105913U1 (en) * 2001-04-04 2001-07-19 Framatome Anp Gmbh Nuclear reactor fuel assembly

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US3853703A (en) * 1972-07-03 1974-12-10 Combustion Eng Fuel assembly hold-up device
US4104120A (en) * 1977-01-21 1978-08-01 Combustion Engineering, Inc. Static fuel holddown system
FR2519178A1 (en) * 1981-12-29 1983-07-01 Asea Atom Ab COMBUSTIBLE ELEMENT HARNESS WITH ABSORBENT BARS
FR2582137A1 (en) * 1985-02-05 1986-11-21 Westinghouse Electric Corp Fuel assembly employed in pressurised water nuclear reactors
US4828792A (en) * 1985-08-09 1989-05-09 Fragema Nuclear fuel assembly with holding structure and hold down device
US5167909A (en) * 1989-12-21 1992-12-01 Framatome Lower connector of a fuel assembly of a nuclear reactor cooled by light water
US5339342A (en) * 1992-01-09 1994-08-16 Siemens Aktiengesellschaft Fuel assembly for a boiling water reactor with a redundant support structure and a locked fuel assembly case
DE20105913U1 (en) * 2001-04-04 2001-07-19 Framatome Anp Gmbh Nuclear reactor fuel assembly

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