US3334019A
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Fissile element having a burnable poison
Assignee: Reactor Centrum Nederland
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Filing: 1964-08-31
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Granted: 1967-08-01
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Expires: 1984-08-31
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Bogaardt Maarten
- 👤 Wilhelmus W Nijs
- 👤 Coehoorn Johannes
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 21:14
CPC Classifications
G; G21; G21C; G21C7/00; G21C7/02; G21C7/04; G21C3/00; G21C3/02; G21C3/04; G21C3/16; G21C3/18; Y; Y02; Y02E; Y02E30/00; Y02E30/30
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
103 words
A NUCLEAR REACTOR CORE COMPRISING A PLURALITY OF FISSILE FUEL ELEMENTS AND AT LEAST ONE NEUTRON-ABSORBING CONTROL ROD SURROUNDED BY SAID FISSILE ELEMENTS, SAID FISSILE ELEMENTS CONTAINING FISSILE MATERIAL AND A BURNABLE REACTOR POISON MATERIAL, SAID POISON MATERIAL BEING EMBEDDED AS DISCRETE PARTICLES IN A CARRIER MATERIAL, AT LEAST ONE OF SAID FISSILE ELEMENTS BEING CONSTRUCTED OF PLATES OF SAID FISSIONABLE MATERIAL STACKED ALONG A COMMON AXIS WITH PLATES OF SAID CARRIER MATERIAL, EACH OF SAID PLATES OF CARRIER MATERIAL HAVING AN APERTURE THERETHROUGH WHOSE AXIS IS PARALLEL TO AND OFFSET FROM SAID COMMON AXIS, SAID APERTURES FACING AWAY FROM SAID CONTROL ROD.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
103 words
A NUCLEAR REACTOR CORE COMPRISING A PLURALITY OF FISSILE FUEL ELEMENTS AND AT LEAST ONE NEUTRON-ABSORBING CONTROL ROD SURROUNDED BY SAID FISSILE ELEMENTS, SAID FISSILE ELEMENTS CONTAINING FISSILE MATERIAL AND A BURNABLE REACTOR POISON MATERIAL, SAID POISON MATERIAL BEING EMBEDDED AS DISCRETE PARTICLES IN A CARRIER MATERIAL, AT LEAST ONE OF SAID FISSILE ELEMENTS BEING CONSTRUCTED OF PLATES OF SAID FISSIONABLE MATERIAL STACKED ALONG A COMMON AXIS WITH PLATES OF SAID CARRIER MATERIAL, EACH OF SAID PLATES OF CARRIER MATERIAL HAVING AN APERTURE THERETHROUGH WHOSE AXIS IS PARALLEL TO AND OFFSET FROM SAID COMMON AXIS, SAID APERTURES FACING AWAY FROM SAID CONTROL ROD.
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