CA1009386A - Fuel assembly for a nuclear reactor - Google Patents

Fuel assembly for a nuclear reactor

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Publication number
CA1009386A
CA1009386A CA178,170A CA178170A CA1009386A CA 1009386 A CA1009386 A CA 1009386A CA 178170 A CA178170 A CA 178170A CA 1009386 A CA1009386 A CA 1009386A
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nuclear reactor
fuel assembly
nuclear
reactor
fuel
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CA178,170A
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CA178170S (en
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Harry M. Ferrari
Douglas L. Miller
Long S. Tong
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CBS Corp
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Westinghouse Electric Corp
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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
    • G21C3/322—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
    • 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)
  • Monitoring And Testing Of Nuclear Reactors (AREA)
  • Fuel-Injection Apparatus (AREA)
CA178,170A 1972-09-26 1973-08-07 Fuel assembly for a nuclear reactor Expired CA1009386A (en)

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US292379A US3920515A (en) 1972-09-26 1972-09-26 Fuel assembly for a nuclear reactor

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US (1) US3920515A (fr)
JP (4) JPS5342877B2 (fr)
AT (1) AT336741B (fr)
AU (1) AU469610B2 (fr)
BE (1) BE805246A (fr)
BR (1) BR7306740D0 (fr)
CA (1) CA1009386A (fr)
CH (1) CH570673A5 (fr)
DE (1) DE2345878C2 (fr)
ES (1) ES418942A1 (fr)
FR (1) FR2200587B1 (fr)
GB (1) GB1425252A (fr)
IT (1) IT993432B (fr)
NL (1) NL7313177A (fr)
NO (1) NO137955C (fr)
SE (1) SE383574B (fr)

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ATA765973A (de) 1976-09-15
JPS5531437B2 (fr) 1980-08-18
DE2345878A1 (de) 1974-04-18
DE2345878C2 (de) 1982-12-02
JPS5322990A (en) 1978-03-02
SE383574B (sv) 1976-03-15
NL7313177A (fr) 1974-03-28
CH570673A5 (fr) 1975-12-15
FR2200587B1 (fr) 1978-06-30
JPS4970091A (fr) 1974-07-06
IT993432B (it) 1975-09-30
US3920515A (en) 1975-11-18
NO137955B (no) 1978-02-13
JPS5322989A (en) 1978-03-02
AT336741B (de) 1977-05-25
ES418942A1 (es) 1977-07-01
AU469610B2 (en) 1976-02-19
FR2200587A1 (fr) 1974-04-19
GB1425252A (en) 1976-02-18
AU5919873A (en) 1975-02-20
JPS548319Y2 (fr) 1979-04-17
BR7306740D0 (pt) 1974-07-11
JPS5342877B2 (fr) 1978-11-15
BE805246A (fr) 1974-03-25
NO137955C (no) 1978-05-24
JPS53152097U (fr) 1978-11-30

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