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US 2013/0170603 A1Published application
Nuclear fuel rod for fast reactor
AssigneeKorea Atomic Energy Research Institute
InventorsJong-Hyuk Baek, Chan-Bock Lee, Jun-Hwan Kim, Jin-Sik Cheon, Byoung-Oon Lee
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Abstract
A nuclear fuel rod for a fast reactor includes tubular fuel materials comprising a hollow portion formed therein, a tubular inner pipe inserted into the hollow portion of the tubular fuel materials to prevent collapse of the tubular fuel materials due to combustion of nuclear fuel, a tubular cladding pipe which surrounds the tubular fuel materials, and a liquid metal, or He gas or vacuum applied in a gap between the tubular fuel materials and the tubular cladding pipe.
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A nuclear fuel rod for a fast reactor, comprising:
- tubular fuel materials comprising a hollow portion formed therein;
- a tubular inner pipe inserted into the hollow portion of the tubular fuel materials to prevent collapse of the tubular fuel materials due to combustion of nuclear fuel;
- a tubular cladding pipe which surrounds the tubular fuel materials;
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- a liquid metal charged in a gap between the tubular fuel materials and the tubular cladding pipe, wherein
- the tubular inner pipe comprise a collecting space formed therein to collect fissile products which are generated due to combustion of the nuclear fuel.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.