AU2001278856A1 - Pressurized water reactor fuel assembly spacer grid - Google Patents

Pressurized water reactor fuel assembly spacer grid

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AU2001278856A1
AU2001278856A1 AU2001278856A AU7885601A AU2001278856A1 AU 2001278856 A1 AU2001278856 A1 AU 2001278856A1 AU 2001278856 A AU2001278856 A AU 2001278856A AU 7885601 A AU7885601 A AU 7885601A AU 2001278856 A1 AU2001278856 A1 AU 2001278856A1
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Prior art keywords
fuel assembly
pressurized water
water reactor
reactor fuel
spacer grid
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Abandoned
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AU2001278856A
Inventor
Leonard F.P. Van Swam
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Framatome Inc
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Framatome ANP Inc
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G21—NUCLEAR PHYSICS; NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
    • G21C—NUCLEAR REACTORS
    • G21C3/00—Reactor fuel elements and their assemblies; Selection of substances for use as reactor fuel elements
    • G21C3/30—Assemblies of a number of fuel elements in the form of a rigid unit
    • G21C3/32—Bundles of parallel pin-, rod-, or tube-shaped fuel elements
    • G21C3/34—Spacer grids
    • G21C3/352—Spacer grids formed of assembled intersecting strips
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G21—NUCLEAR PHYSICS; NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
    • G21C—NUCLEAR REACTORS
    • G21C3/00—Reactor fuel elements and their assemblies; Selection of substances for use as reactor fuel elements
    • G21C3/30—Assemblies of a number of fuel elements in the form of a rigid unit
    • G21C3/32—Bundles of parallel pin-, rod-, or tube-shaped fuel elements
    • G21C3/34—Spacer grids
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G21—NUCLEAR PHYSICS; NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
    • G21C—NUCLEAR REACTORS
    • G21C3/00—Reactor fuel elements and their assemblies; Selection of substances for use as reactor fuel elements
    • G21C3/30—Assemblies of a number of fuel elements in the form of a rigid unit
    • G21C3/32—Bundles of parallel pin-, rod-, or tube-shaped fuel elements
    • G21C3/322—Means to influence the coolant flow through or around the bundles
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G21—NUCLEAR PHYSICS; NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
    • G21C—NUCLEAR REACTORS
    • G21C3/00—Reactor fuel elements and their assemblies; Selection of substances for use as reactor fuel elements
    • G21C3/30—Assemblies of a number of fuel elements in the form of a rigid unit
    • G21C3/32—Bundles of parallel pin-, rod-, or tube-shaped fuel elements
    • G21C3/34—Spacer grids
    • G21C3/356—Spacer grids being provided with fuel element supporting members
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G21—NUCLEAR PHYSICS; NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
    • G21C—NUCLEAR REACTORS
    • G21C3/00—Reactor fuel elements and their assemblies; Selection of substances for use as reactor fuel elements
    • G21C3/30—Assemblies of a number of fuel elements in the form of a rigid unit
    • G21C3/32—Bundles of parallel pin-, rod-, or tube-shaped fuel elements
    • G21C3/34—Spacer grids
    • G21C3/356—Spacer grids being provided with fuel element supporting members
    • G21C3/3563—Supporting members formed only by deformations in the strips
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02E—REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
    • Y02E30/00—Energy generation of nuclear origin
    • Y02E30/30—Nuclear fission reactors
AU2001278856A 2000-06-29 2001-06-28 Pressurized water reactor fuel assembly spacer grid Abandoned AU2001278856A1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

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US09/607,038 2000-06-29
US09/607,038 US6519309B1 (en) 2000-06-29 2000-06-29 Pressurized water reactor fuel assembly spacer grid
PCT/US2001/020694 WO2002003393A2 (en) 2000-06-29 2001-06-28 Pressurized water reactor fuel assembly spacer grid

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AU2001278856A1 true AU2001278856A1 (en) 2002-01-14

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Country Status (7)

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US (1) US6519309B1 (en)
EP (1) EP1362352A4 (en)
JP (1) JP2004509322A (en)
KR (1) KR20030091654A (en)
AU (1) AU2001278856A1 (en)
WO (1) WO2002003393A2 (en)
ZA (1) ZA200210290B (en)

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WO2002003393A2 (en) 2002-01-10
EP1362352A4 (en) 2005-08-31
US6519309B1 (en) 2003-02-11
EP1362352A2 (en) 2003-11-19
WO2002003393A3 (en) 2003-09-18
KR20030091654A (en) 2003-12-03
JP2004509322A (en) 2004-03-25

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