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TUBE CLADDING [10 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-04-13
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Nuclear Power Stations
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- burnable poison rod
1, record 1, English, burnable%20poison%20rod
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A burnable poison rod for use in a nuclear reactor comprises a metallic tube with upper and lower closure means, a neutron absorber positioned within the cladding, and a neutron moderating spacer means positioning the neutron absorber in spaced relation to the lower closure means. The neutron moderating spacing means can comprise a solid neutron moderating material, or a liquid coolant moderator contained within the lower section of the cladding with a sealing plug positioned between the neutron absorber and the liquid coolant moderator. 1, record 1, English, - burnable%20poison%20rod
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Centrales nucléaires
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- crayon de poison consommable
1, record 1, French, crayon%20de%20poison%20consommable
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
On peut signaler la détection, en juillet 1979 lors des essais physiques à puissance nulle de la tranche de Bugey 5, d'une anomalie particulière survenue sur les crayons de poisons consommables réalisés en Pyrex (verre silico-boraté). Ces crayons étaient fabriqués en deux parties; celles-ci s'étaient séparées lors du transport, laissant apparaître un vide qui avait provoqué un pic de flux au milieu du cœur. 1, record 1, French, - crayon%20de%20poison%20consommable
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2011-12-21
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Nuclear Fission Reactors
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- fissile column
1, record 2, English, fissile%20column
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
pellet : a cylindrical fuel element, made from ceramic, a stack of which, inside the cladding tube, forms the fissile column(in a rod, or pin), in a reactor. Pellets are obtained, for most current reactors, through compaction of uranium oxide(UOX) powder, or mixed uranium and plutonium oxide(MOX) powder. 1, record 2, English, - fissile%20column
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Réacteurs nucléaires de fission
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- colonne fissile
1, record 2, French, colonne%20fissile
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Aiguille (crayon). Constituée d’une gaine d’acier austénitique au titane de diamètre extérieur 8,5 mm, d’épaisseur 0,56 mm et de longueur totale 2 700 mm fermée par deux bouchons, l’aiguille combustible contient : — les pastilles d’oxyde mixte UO2-PuO2 constituant la colonne fissile de 1 000 mm; — les pastilles d’UO2 (appauvri) constituant les deux colonnes fertiles de 300 mm de part et d’autre de la colonne fissile […] 1, record 2, French, - colonne%20fissile
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2011-11-23
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Nuclear Fission Reactors
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- fuel cladding tube
1, record 3, English, fuel%20cladding%20tube
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- cladding tube 2, record 3, English, cladding%20tube
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
... the tube of material that houses the nuclear fuel pellets and provides the containment of radioactive species produced during fission. 2, record 3, English, - fuel%20cladding%20tube
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Disclosed herein is a zirconium alloy nuclear fuel cladding tube for use in nuclear fuel rods of a nuclear reactor. The nuclear fuel cladding tube comprises an elongated hollow metal tube for accommodating a nuclear fuel and a metal oxide film formed on the outer surface of the metal tube wherein the metal is a zirconium alloy and the oxide film has a thickness of 0. 5~3. 7 µm. 1, record 3, English, - fuel%20cladding%20tube
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 CONT
A fuel rod for a nuclear reactor fuel assembly includes a cladding tube and a plurality of fuel pellets contained in the tube and composed of fissile material, such as uranium dioxide, having a single enrichment of U-235. At least some of the fuel pellets have an annular configuration. Some of the annular fuel pellets have an annulus of a first size, whereas other... annular fuel pellets have an annulus of a second size different from the first size. 3, record 3, English, - fuel%20cladding%20tube
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Réacteurs nucléaires de fission
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- tube de gainage de combustible
1, record 3, French, tube%20de%20gainage%20de%20combustible
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- tube de gainage 2, record 3, French, tube%20de%20gainage
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Matériaux de gainage des réacteurs à eau [...] Concernant les tubes de gainage, ses principales fonctions sont de divers ordres : assurer le maintien de la colonne combustible; isoler le combustible du fluide caloporteur pour le protéger de son action corrosive; évacuer l'énergie; assurer le confinement des produits de fission. 2, record 3, French, - tube%20de%20gainage%20de%20combustible
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Dans un combustible pour réacteur à eau légère la matière fissile se présente sous forme de petits cylindres en oxyde d'uranium fritté dits «pastilles». Un certain nombre de ces pastilles est empilé dans un tube - dit tube de gainage ou gaine - scellé aux deux extrémités par des bouchons soudés afin d'isoler la matière fissile du milieu extérieur; cet ensemble forme ce qu'on appelle un crayon combustible. 2, record 3, French, - tube%20de%20gainage%20de%20combustible
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2009-10-11
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Combustion and Fuels (Fireplaces)
- Nuclear Fission Reactors
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- annular fuel
1, record 4, English, annular%20fuel
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
BUGEY 1 annular fuel element. To obtain even higher specific powers an annular fuel was designed. The principle is to cool a large uranium tube by outside and inside cladding, which also means that no internal volume remains and high coolant gas pressures can be reached. 1, record 4, English, - annular%20fuel
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Combustion et combustibles (Foyers)
- Réacteurs nucléaires de fission
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- combustible annulaire
1, record 4, French, combustible%20annulaire
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'usine UP1, qui a repris en 1987 la suite d'UP2, disposait dans son atelier MAR 400 de deux lignes de traitement, l'une réservée aux combustibles à âme graphite où sont effectués le déqueusotage, le dégraphitage par de l'eau à 800 bar et le dégainage mécanique au travers d'une filière, et l'autre réservée aux combustibles annulaires du Bugey. 1, record 4, French, - combustible%20annulaire
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2009-10-10
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Properties of Fuels
- Nuclear Fission Reactors
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- end plug welding
1, record 5, English, end%20plug%20welding
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Fuel rod end plug welding method... A method of weld sealing an external opening of an axial gas pressurization bore on a flat end face of an end plug on a cladding tube... 1, record 5, English, - end%20plug%20welding
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Propriétés des combustibles
- Réacteurs nucléaires de fission
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- bouchonnage
1, record 5, French, bouchonnage
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Pour réaliser le bouchonnage [des crayons combustibles] (mise en place des bouchons et soudage), différents procédés de soudage peuvent être utilisés. 1, record 5, French, - bouchonnage
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 2009-09-16
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Pipes and Fittings
- Energy Transformation
- Nuclear Fission Reactors
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- cladding tube
1, record 6, English, cladding%20tube
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A fuel rod for a nuclear reactor fuel assembly includes a cladding tube and a plurality of fuel pellets contained in the tube and composed of fissile material, such as uranium dioxide, having a single enrichment of U-235. At least some of the fuel pellets have an annular configuration. Some of the annular fuel pellets have an annulus of a first size, whereas other... annular fuel pellets have an annulus of a second size different from the first size. 1, record 6, English, - cladding%20tube
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Tuyauterie et raccords
- Transformation de l'énergie
- Réacteurs nucléaires de fission
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- tube de gainage
1, record 6, French, tube%20de%20gainage
correct, masculine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Dans un combustible pour réacteur à eau légère la matière fissile se présente sous forme de petits cylindres en oxyde d'uranium fritté dits «pastilles». Un certain nombre de ces pastilles est empilé dans un tube - dit tube de gainage ou gaine - scellé aux deux extrémités par des bouchons soudés afin d'isoler la matière fissile du milieu extérieur; cet ensemble forme ce qu'on appelle un crayon combustible. 1, record 6, French, - tube%20de%20gainage
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 2009-09-16
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Energy Transformation
- Nuclear Fission Reactors
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- plenum
1, record 7, English, plenum
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The present invention relates to a fuel rod for a nuclear plant and a plenum spring arranged to be provided in a fuel rod. The fuel rod comprises a cladding tube sealed at its ends by end plugs, a plurality of fuel pellets stacked on each other inside the cladding tube such that they form a column of pellets and said plenum spring arranged to hold with a spring force the column of pellets against the lower second end of the cladding tube during operation. 1, record 7, English, - plenum
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Transformation de l'énergie
- Réacteurs nucléaires de fission
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- plenum
1, record 7, French, plenum
correct, masculine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le volume libre interne au crayon, ou espace laissé libre pour les gaz de fission, est essentiellement constitué du plenum (la partie supérieure du crayon dans lequel se trouve le ressort) car le jeu radial combustible-gaine se referme pendant la première partie de l'irradiation. 1, record 7, French, - plenum
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 2009-06-08
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Combustion and Fuels (Fireplaces)
- Nuclear Fission Reactors
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- cladding material
1, record 8, English, cladding%20material
correct
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Typically, the tube of material that houses the nuclear fuel pellets and provides the containment of radioactive species produced during fission. [and that] may also provide structural support. 2, record 8, English, - cladding%20material
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The cladding tube, together with the end cups or plugs, also typically provides structural support. 2, record 8, English, - cladding%20material
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Combustion et combustibles (Foyers)
- Réacteurs nucléaires de fission
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- matériau de gainage
1, record 8, French, mat%C3%A9riau%20de%20gainage
correct, masculine noun
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
Record 9 - internal organization data 2009-06-08
Record 9, English
Record 9, Subject field(s)
- General Mechanics (Physics)
Record 9, Main entry term, English
- contractile strain ratio
1, record 9, English, contractile%20strain%20ratio
correct
Record 9, Abbreviations, English
Record 9, Synonyms, English
Record 9, Textual support, English
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The crystallographic textures of zirconium alloy tubing used as cladding in nuclear reactor fuel are commonly characterized by the quantitative texture numbers F(Källström) and flower case r(Kearns) which are derived from the direct and inverse pole figures. The texture numbers of zircaloy 2 and 4 tubes have been correlated experimentally with the value of the contractile strain ratio R which is a measure of the plastic anisotropy of the tube. 1, record 9, English, - contractile%20strain%20ratio
Record 9, French
Record 9, Domaine(s)
- Mécanique générale (Physique)
Record 9, Main entry term, French
- coefficient d'anisotropie mécanique en traction
1, record 9, French, coefficient%20d%27anisotropie%20m%C3%A9canique%20en%20traction
correct, masculine noun
Record 9, Abbreviations, French
Record 9, Synonyms, French
Record 9, Textual support, French
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Matériaux de gainage des réacteurs à eau. [...] Comme les contraintes principales en service dans une gaine sont, majoritairement, circonférentielles, on en déduit que le mode de fabrication doit éviter une texture trop tangentielle pour que les hydrures ne réduisent pas considérablement la ductilité des tubes. C'est pourquoi des critères sur l'orientation des hydrures, la texture et le coefficient d'anisotropie mécanique en traction, plus communément connu sous le nom de CSR (contractile strain ratio) ont été instaurés. 1, record 9, French, - coefficient%20d%27anisotropie%20m%C3%A9canique%20en%20traction
Record 9, Spanish
Record 9, Textual support, Spanish
Record 10 - internal organization data 2001-02-22
Record 10, English
Record 10, Subject field(s)
- Nuclear Power Stations
Record 10, Main entry term, English
- tube for cladding 1, record 10, English, tube%20for%20cladding
Record 10, Abbreviations, English
Record 10, Synonyms, English
Record 10, French
Record 10, Domaine(s)
- Centrales nucléaires
Record 10, Main entry term, French
- tube pour faire de la gaine
1, record 10, French, tube%20pour%20faire%20de%20la%20gaine
masculine noun
Record 10, Abbreviations, French
Record 10, Synonyms, French
Record 10, Textual support, French
Record 10, Spanish
Record 10, Textual support, Spanish
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