CA1150423A - Fuel assembly - Google Patents

Fuel assembly

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Publication number
CA1150423A
CA1150423A CA000373027A CA373027A CA1150423A CA 1150423 A CA1150423 A CA 1150423A CA 000373027 A CA000373027 A CA 000373027A CA 373027 A CA373027 A CA 373027A CA 1150423 A CA1150423 A CA 1150423A
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Prior art keywords
fuel
stiffening
fuel assembly
assembly according
vertical
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Expired
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CA000373027A
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English (en)
French (fr)
Inventor
Ingmar Andersson
Aart Van Santen
Bengt Ode
Erik Hellman
Olov Nylund
Bo Fredin
Bo Borrman
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Westinghouse Electric Sweden AB
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ASEA Atom AB
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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
    • 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)
  • Production Of Liquid Hydrocarbon Mixture For Refining Petroleum (AREA)
  • Structure Of Emergency Protection For Nuclear Reactors (AREA)
  • Fuel Cell (AREA)
  • Monitoring And Testing Of Nuclear Reactors (AREA)
  • Liquid Carbonaceous Fuels (AREA)
  • Fuel-Injection Apparatus (AREA)
  • Feeding And Controlling Fuel (AREA)
CA000373027A 1980-03-17 1981-03-16 Fuel assembly Expired CA1150423A (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

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SE8002080A SE421969B (sv) 1980-03-17 1980-03-17 Brenslepatron for en kokarreaktor
SE8002080-3 1980-03-17

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CA1150423A true CA1150423A (en) 1983-07-19

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CA000373027A Expired CA1150423A (en) 1980-03-17 1981-03-16 Fuel assembly

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US (1) US4478786A (US20030204162A1-20031030-M00002.png)
EP (1) EP0036142B1 (US20030204162A1-20031030-M00002.png)
JP (1) JPS56143992A (US20030204162A1-20031030-M00002.png)
CA (1) CA1150423A (US20030204162A1-20031030-M00002.png)
DE (1) DE3172102D1 (US20030204162A1-20031030-M00002.png)
ES (1) ES8404088A1 (US20030204162A1-20031030-M00002.png)
FI (1) FI68475C (US20030204162A1-20031030-M00002.png)
SE (1) SE421969B (US20030204162A1-20031030-M00002.png)

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US4560532A (en) * 1982-04-15 1985-12-24 Westinghouse Electric Corp. Nuclear fuel assembly
US4666664A (en) * 1982-04-15 1987-05-19 Westinghouse Electric Corp. Coolant flow paths within a nuclear fuel assembly
US4587093A (en) * 1982-07-12 1986-05-06 Ab Asea-Atom Nuclear fuel assembly
US4652426A (en) * 1984-08-20 1987-03-24 Westinghouse Electric Corp. Water tubes arranged in cross-like pattern in a fuel assembly
US4649021A (en) * 1985-06-19 1987-03-10 Westinghouse Electric Corp. BWR fuel assembly with water flow mixing chamber at fuel bundle/water cross entrance
US4716011A (en) * 1985-10-09 1987-12-29 Westinghouse Electric Corp. BWR fuel assembly bottom nozzle with one-way coolant flow valve
US4753774A (en) * 1986-02-06 1988-06-28 Westinghouse Electric Corp. Orificing of water cross inlet in BWR fuel assembly
US4738819A (en) * 1986-07-18 1988-04-19 Westinghouse Electric Corp. Boiling water nuclear reactor fuel assembly with cross-flow elimination at upper spacer locations
US4818471A (en) * 1987-08-10 1989-04-04 Westinghouse Electric Corp. BWR fuel assembly channel with localized neutron absorber strips for LPRM calibration

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ES500456A0 (es) 1984-04-01
ES8404088A1 (es) 1984-04-01
FI68475C (fi) 1985-09-10
JPS56143992A (en) 1981-11-10
US4478786A (en) 1984-10-23
EP0036142A1 (de) 1981-09-23
SE421969B (sv) 1982-02-08
DE3172102D1 (en) 1985-10-10
FI810772L (fi) 1981-09-18
JPH0214674B2 (US20030204162A1-20031030-M00002.png) 1990-04-09
EP0036142B1 (de) 1985-09-04
SE8002080L (sv) 1981-09-18
FI68475B (fi) 1985-05-31

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