CA1009387A - Nuclear reactor fuel assembly arrangement - Google Patents

Nuclear reactor fuel assembly arrangement

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Publication number
CA1009387A
CA1009387A CA178,264A CA178264A CA1009387A CA 1009387 A CA1009387 A CA 1009387A CA 178264 A CA178264 A CA 178264A CA 1009387 A CA1009387 A CA 1009387A
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Prior art keywords
nuclear reactor
fuel assembly
reactor fuel
assembly arrangement
arrangement
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CA178,264A
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CA178264S (en
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Stanley Kmonk
David J. Sperhac
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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
    • G21C3/33—Supporting or hanging of elements in the bundle; Means forming part of the bundle for inserting it into, or removing it from, the core; Means for coupling adjacent bundles
    • G21C3/332—Supports for spacer grids
    • 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 Cell (AREA)
CA178,264A 1972-09-25 1973-08-07 Nuclear reactor fuel assembly arrangement Expired CA1009387A (en)

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US292240A US3920516A (en) 1972-09-25 1972-09-25 Nuclear reactor fuel assembly arrangement

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CA1009387A true CA1009387A (en) 1977-04-26

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US (1) US3920516A (sv)
JP (1) JPS5312671B2 (sv)
AT (1) AT334474B (sv)
BE (1) BE805131A (sv)
CA (1) CA1009387A (sv)
CH (1) CH569343A5 (sv)
DE (1) DE2345954C2 (sv)
ES (1) ES418369A1 (sv)
FR (1) FR2200586B1 (sv)
GB (1) GB1409611A (sv)
IT (1) IT993374B (sv)
NL (1) NL7312679A (sv)
SE (1) SE393211B (sv)

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FR2337918A1 (fr) * 1976-01-12 1977-08-05 Commissariat Energie Atomique Assemblage de combustible nucleaire
FR2339232A1 (fr) * 1976-01-21 1977-08-19 Kraftwerk Union Ag Element combustible de reacteur nucleaire
US4135972A (en) * 1976-03-29 1979-01-23 Combustion Engineering, Inc. Nuclear reactor spacer assembly
US4081324A (en) * 1976-06-17 1978-03-28 Exxon Nuclear Company Inc. Spacer capture rod to spacer grid attachment device
US4137125A (en) * 1976-11-12 1979-01-30 Westinghouse Electric Corp. Method of welding nuclear reactor fuel assemblies
US4175004A (en) * 1977-08-29 1979-11-20 The Babcock & Wilcox Company Fuel assembly guide tube
US4294660A (en) * 1977-10-07 1981-10-13 The Babcock & Wilcox Company Spacer assembly retainer arrangement
US4239597A (en) * 1978-03-30 1980-12-16 The Babcock & Wilcox Company Nuclear fuel spacer grid
FR2426310A1 (fr) * 1978-05-19 1979-12-14 Framatome Sa Assemblage combustible aisement demontable pour reacteur nucleaire
US4268356A (en) * 1978-07-14 1981-05-19 Westinghouse Electric Corp. Nuclear reactor fuel assembly grid
FR2522866B1 (fr) * 1982-03-04 1987-12-31 Commissariat Energie Atomique Assemblage combustible de reacteur nucleaire
US4521374A (en) * 1982-09-01 1985-06-04 Westinghouse Electric Corp. Fuel grid with sleeves welded in notched grid straps
US4818473A (en) * 1985-05-08 1989-04-04 Westinghouse Electric Corp. Fuel bundle
US4980121A (en) * 1989-07-28 1990-12-25 Westinghouse Electric Corp. Protective device for lower end portion of a nuclear fuel rod cladding
JPH03176695A (ja) * 1989-12-06 1991-07-31 Mitsubishi Nuclear Fuel Co Ltd 支持格子
JPH0830748B2 (ja) * 1989-12-06 1996-03-27 三菱原子燃料株式会社 支持格子
US5247551A (en) * 1991-09-24 1993-09-21 Siemens Power Corporation Spacer sleeve for nuclear fuel assembly
US5343508A (en) * 1992-09-28 1994-08-30 Combustion Engineering, Inc. Spacer grid retainer
DE19846223C1 (de) * 1998-10-07 2000-03-30 Siemens Ag Steuerstabführungsrohr eines Kernreaktor-Brennelements, Brennelement und Verfahren zur Herstellung eines Steuerstabführungsrohres
US20100020916A1 (en) * 2007-06-18 2010-01-28 Broders Richard P Nuclear reactor fuel assembly grid
US8681929B2 (en) * 2008-01-15 2014-03-25 Westinghouse Electric Company Llc Nuclear reactor fuel assembly

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FR1473035A (fr) * 1964-12-10 1967-03-17 Atomic Energy Authority Uk Cartouches combustibles de réacteurs nucléaires comportant un faisceau de barreaux combustibles disposés dans un manchon
US3719560A (en) * 1969-04-29 1973-03-06 Westinghouse Electric Corp Fuel assembly for a nuclear reactor using zirconium alloy clad fuel rods
US3791466A (en) * 1969-05-19 1974-02-12 Westinghouse Electric Corp Low parasitic capture fuel assembly structure
GB1238143A (sv) * 1969-05-19 1971-07-07
US3736227A (en) * 1970-06-01 1973-05-29 Continental Oil Co Nuclear reactor fuel element spacer assembly lock

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DE2345954A1 (de) 1974-04-18
CH569343A5 (sv) 1975-11-14
AT334474B (de) 1976-01-25
JPS5312671B2 (sv) 1978-05-02
IT993374B (it) 1975-09-30
ES418369A1 (es) 1977-07-01
NL7312679A (sv) 1974-03-27
DE2345954C2 (de) 1985-02-28
BE805131A (fr) 1974-03-21
JPS4970090A (sv) 1974-07-06
FR2200586B1 (sv) 1979-02-09
SE393211B (sv) 1977-05-02
AU5891873A (en) 1975-02-06
FR2200586A1 (sv) 1974-04-19
US3920516A (en) 1975-11-18
ATA765873A (de) 1976-05-15
GB1409611A (en) 1975-10-08

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