Open AccessSPECIFICATIONS FOR FUEL ASSEMBLIES FOR CORE I OF THE EXPERIMENTAL GAS- COOLED REACTOR
Author(s) -
J.H. Coobs,
E.A. Wick,
Robert M. Evans,
G.M. Tolson
Publication year - 1960
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
DOI - 10.2172/4085364
Subject(s) - pellets , core (optical fiber) , nuclear engineering , nuclear reactor core , graphite , cluster (spacecraft) , materials science , tube (container) , waste management , mechanical engineering , engineering , composite material , computer science , programming language
Specifications for the fuel assemblies Experimental Gas Cooled Reactor (EGCR) Core-I were developed for use in procuring the first core loading. A fuel assembly for the EGCR consists of a cluster of seven cylindrical fuel elements spaced and supported within a graphite sleeve. Each fuel element consists of a stainless-steel tube containing a column of hollow UO/sub 2/ pellets and having a spacer brazed at the midsection to control the spacing between fuel elements in a cluster. A master specification for the fuel assembly, a supplementary specification for each of the components, and a specification on record keeping daring manufacture are included. (auth