摘要:
A cast composite material is prepared by furnishing an aluminum-based matrix alloy and forming a mixture of free-flowing boron carbide particles and the aluminum-based matrix alloy in molten form which is stirred to wet the matrix alloy to the boron carbide particles and to distribute the particles throughout the volume of the melt. The molten mixture is then cast. The fluidity of the molten mixture is maintained by (a) maintaining the magnesium content of the matrix metal below about 0.2 % by weight, or (b) starting with a matrix metal containing less than 0.2 % by weight magnesium and adding further magnesium to the mixture a short time before casting, or (c) having at least 0.2 % by weight titanium present in the mixture.
摘要:
A transport container for nuclear fuel is provided, comprising an outer container provided with internal insulation, the insulation defining a cavity, the cavity being provided with four or more sleeve(s), one or more fuel container(s) being received within a sleeve, each of the fuel containers having a releasable lid, the volume of the fuel containers is at least 5% of the external volume of the outer container. The container allows substantially higher volume proportions of enriched fuel to be safely transported than is possible with prior art containers.
摘要:
Aluminum powder, neutron absorber, and third particle composed of oxide, nitride, carbide or boride are mixed, and preformed by cold isostatic pressing (CIP). Successively, by canning the preformed material, this preformed material is sintered by hot isostatic pressing (HIP). After sintering, the can outside and end face are machined by grinding, and the billet is taken out. Square pipes are formed by extruding this billet.
摘要:
Absorbing rods (11) have nearly the same shape as the shape of columnar control rods for PWR used in reactivity control of core in a reactor. The absorbing rods (11) can shield neutrons, and are inserted in control rod guide pipes (5) and measuring pipes (6) in fuel assemblies (1).
摘要:
A storage tank (1, 11) for radioactive fissile material solutions. The tank (1, 11) comprises at least one cell containing a radioactive solution (2, 12) and a solid neutron-absorbing material (4, 14) while preventing any risk of criticality. A network of substantially vertical tubes (3, 13) is arranged within said cell and metal walls completely separate the radioactive solution (2, 12) from the solid neutron absorbing material (4, 14). Said tubes 93) contain the radioactive solution (2) and are located in cavities defined by metal walls (4') within said neutron absorbing material (4). Alternatively, said tubes (13) contain the neutron absorbing material (14) and are located in compartments defined by metal walls (12') throughout the radioactive solution (12). Said tank occupies a reduced floor space.
摘要:
A magazine (1) for storage of nuclear fuel assemblies with spent nuclear fuel. The magazine (1) comprises a tubular casing which includes a number of channels (3) being formed from elongated intersecting first and second plates (8, 9). The plates (8, 9) are provided with a number of slits (12, 14, 20, 21) extending in the longitudinal directions of the plates (8, 9). The plates (8, 9) are assembled crosswise by inserting the slits of the first plate (8) into the slits of the second plate (9).
摘要:
A method of forming a neutron-absorbing tube or a section of such tube, and the resulting tube. An elongate, generally rectangular metal ingot having a hollow interior is formed with at least one elongate metal divider in the interior forming chambers. The chambers are filled with a uniformly dispersed mixture of finely divided boron and particles of a finely divided metal, the ingot is then soaked to an elevated temperature and hot rolled to form a thin, rigid neutron-absorbing sheet having opposite metal edge portions and an elongated metal spacer portion at each metal divider. The sheet is then longitudinally bent at each spacer portion. A tube is formed by welding one or more bent sheet along the side edge portions.