Commissariat a L'energie Atomique

Michel Rendu

Pierre Loriot

Jean Rousseau

Alain Samoel

Fuel and fertile rod for a nuclear reactor. It comprises a can, a column of fissile and/or fertile pellets within the can and end plugs welded to the two ends of the can. The column of pellets is held in place by two tubular spacers of limited thickness and with rounded edges abutting against the two ends of the fuel column and set with a fixed dimension to the can. The column of fissile and fertile pellets can also be held in place by a supplementary positioning setting of the fertile pellet column.

Method of setting a stop means inside of a tubular element

The present invention relates to an upper neutron protection device for a nuclear reactor assembly. This device comprises at least one container partly filled with a neutron-absorbing product and maintained within a wall located in the upper part of the assembly by at least one spacing plate. Application to fast neutron reactors.

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Aix en Provence, France

Michel Rendu