AU2002345883A1 - Reduced pressure drop debris filter bottom nozzle for a fuel assembly of a nuclear reactor - Google Patents

Reduced pressure drop debris filter bottom nozzle for a fuel assembly of a nuclear reactor

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Publication number
AU2002345883A1
AU2002345883A1 AU2002345883A AU2002345883A AU2002345883A1 AU 2002345883 A1 AU2002345883 A1 AU 2002345883A1 AU 2002345883 A AU2002345883 A AU 2002345883A AU 2002345883 A AU2002345883 A AU 2002345883A AU 2002345883 A1 AU2002345883 A1 AU 2002345883A1
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Prior art keywords
reduced pressure
pressure drop
nuclear reactor
fuel assembly
bottom nozzle
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Abandoned
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AU2002345883A
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English (en)
Inventor
Yonghwan Kim
Kyouseok Lee
Yu Chung Lee
Michael G. Smith
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Westinghouse Electric Co LLC
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Westinghouse Electric Co LLC
Westinghouse Electric Corp
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Publication of AU2002345883A1 publication Critical patent/AU2002345883A1/en
Abandoned legal-status Critical Current

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Classifications

    • 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
    • G21C3/3206—Means associated with the fuel bundle for filtering the coolant, e.g. nozzles, 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
    • 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

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Plasma & Fusion (AREA)
  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • High Energy & Nuclear Physics (AREA)
  • Fuel-Injection Apparatus (AREA)
  • Nozzles (AREA)
  • Structure Of Emergency Protection For Nuclear Reactors (AREA)
  • Fuel Cell (AREA)
AU2002345883A 2001-07-17 2002-06-26 Reduced pressure drop debris filter bottom nozzle for a fuel assembly of a nuclear reactor Abandoned AU2002345883A1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

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US09/907,405 US6608880B2 (en) 2001-07-17 2001-07-17 Reduced pressure drop debris filter bottom nozzle for a fuel assembly of a nuclear reactor
US09/907,405 2001-07-17
PCT/US2002/020139 WO2003009306A2 (en) 2001-07-17 2002-06-26 Reduced pressure drop debris filter bottom nozzle for a fuel assembly of a nuclear reactor

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AU2002345883A1 true AU2002345883A1 (en) 2003-03-03

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EP (1) EP1407457B1 (enExample)
JP (1) JP4294477B2 (enExample)
KR (1) KR100887054B1 (enExample)
AU (1) AU2002345883A1 (enExample)
DE (1) DE60235086D1 (enExample)
ES (1) ES2337772T3 (enExample)
TW (1) TW552587B (enExample)
WO (1) WO2003009306A2 (enExample)

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WO2003009306A2 (en) 2003-01-30
KR20040040432A (ko) 2004-05-12
TW552587B (en) 2003-09-11
JP4294477B2 (ja) 2009-07-15
DE60235086D1 (de) 2010-03-04
JP2005524047A (ja) 2005-08-11
KR100887054B1 (ko) 2009-03-04
US20030016776A1 (en) 2003-01-23
EP1407457A2 (en) 2004-04-14
WO2003009306A3 (en) 2003-09-04
ES2337772T3 (es) 2010-04-29
EP1407457B1 (en) 2010-01-13
US6608880B2 (en) 2003-08-19

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MK6 Application lapsed section 142(2)(f)/reg. 8.3(3) - pct applic. not entering national phase