Title:
FUEL ROD
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JPS58142292
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:
A nuclear fuel element suitable for use in fast breeder. The fuel element has a clad tube and a wire spacer wound round the clad tube. The clad tube of the fuel element is composed of a first clad tube and a second clad tube which are connected to each other through an intermediate plug. The first clad tube extends upwardly from the intermediate plug. The upper end of the first clad tube is closed by an upper end plug, while the lower end of the second clad tube is closed by a lower end plug. The first clad tube is charged with a multiplicity of fuel pellets, while the second clad tube defines a gas plenum therein. The spaces inside the first and second clad tubes are communicated with each other through vent holes formed in the intermediate plug. The wire spacer is wound round the first clad tube and is fixed at its one end to the end plug attached to the first clad tube and at its other end to the intermediate plug.
Inventors:
KOMODA SEIICHI
Application Number:
JP2449082A
Publication Date:
August 24, 1983
Filing Date:
February 19, 1982
Export Citation:
Assignee:
HITACHI LTD
International Classes:
G21C3/17; G21C3/338; (IPC1-7): G21C3/10; G21C3/12
Domestic Patent References:
| JPS47549A | ||||
| JPS4932913A | 1974-03-26 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Akio Takahashi (4 outside)