Internal spacers or other non-active material within the casing, e.g. compensating for expansion of fuel rods or for compensating excess reactivity

Introduced: September 1968

Last revised: January 2006

Full Title

Reactor fuel elements or their assemblies; Selection of substances for use as reactor fuel elements > Fuel elements > Constructional details > Details of the construction within the casing > Internal spacers or other non-active material within the casing, e.g. compensating for expansion of fuel rods or for compensating excess reactivity

Classification Context

Section:: PHYSICS
Class:: NUCLEAR PHYSICS; NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
Subclass:: NUCLEAR REACTORS