AU463432B2 - Improvements in or relating to nuclear reactor fuel element assemblies - Google Patents

Improvements in or relating to nuclear reactor fuel element assemblies

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Publication number
AU463432B2
AU463432B2 AU44180/72A AU4418072A AU463432B2 AU 463432 B2 AU463432 B2 AU 463432B2 AU 44180/72 A AU44180/72 A AU 44180/72A AU 4418072 A AU4418072 A AU 4418072A AU 463432 B2 AU463432 B2 AU 463432B2
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Prior art keywords
cells
grid
members
spacer grid
ladder
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AU44180/72A
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AU4418072A (en
Inventor
Cheffer John
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United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority
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United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority
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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
    • G21C3/356—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

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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 Cell (AREA)
  • Electrodes For Cathode-Ray Tubes (AREA)
  • Springs (AREA)
  • Monitoring And Testing Of Nuclear Reactors (AREA)
AU44180/72A 1971-07-07 1972-07-03 Improvements in or relating to nuclear reactor fuel element assemblies Expired AU463432B2 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GBGB32003/71 1971-07-07
GB3200371A GB1362681A (en) 1971-07-07 1971-07-07 Nuclear reactor fuel elements

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AU4418072A AU4418072A (en) 1974-01-10
AU463432B2 true AU463432B2 (en) 1975-07-24

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US (1) US3833471A (enExample)
AU (1) AU463432B2 (enExample)
BE (1) BE785939A (enExample)
CH (1) CH544378A (enExample)
DE (1) DE2233048A1 (enExample)
ES (1) ES404658A1 (enExample)
FR (1) FR2144843B1 (enExample)
GB (1) GB1362681A (enExample)
IT (1) IT964495B (enExample)
NL (1) NL7209512A (enExample)
SE (1) SE378698B (enExample)
ZA (1) ZA724475B (enExample)

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US4714585A (en) * 1985-03-15 1987-12-22 The United States Of America As Represented By The United States Department Of Energy Interlocking egg-crate type grid assembly
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JPH0627275A (ja) * 1992-07-10 1994-02-04 Mitsubishi Nuclear Fuel Co Ltd 燃料集合体の支持格子
US5375154A (en) * 1993-04-15 1994-12-20 General Electric Company Reduced pressure drop spacer for boiling water reactor fuel bundles
US5444748A (en) * 1994-04-04 1995-08-22 Westinghouse Electric Corporation Grid structure for supporting fuel rods in a nuclear reactor
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FR1584335A (enExample) * 1968-07-02 1969-12-19
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US3686071A (en) * 1969-08-19 1972-08-22 Combustion Eng Bimetallic spacer grid
US3751335A (en) * 1970-06-01 1973-08-07 Continental Oil Co Nuclear reactor fuel element spacer assembly

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NL7209512A (enExample) 1973-01-09
DE2233048A1 (de) 1973-01-25
IT964495B (it) 1974-01-21
ES404658A1 (es) 1977-11-16
ZA724475B (en) 1973-09-26
US3833471A (en) 1974-09-03
FR2144843B1 (enExample) 1976-05-14
AU4418072A (en) 1974-01-10
SE378698B (enExample) 1975-09-08
BE785939A (fr) 1973-01-08
FR2144843A1 (enExample) 1973-02-16
GB1362681A (en) 1974-08-07
CH544378A (de) 1973-11-15

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