CA1175165A - Fuel assembly for a nuclear reactor - Google Patents

Fuel assembly for a nuclear reactor

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Publication number
CA1175165A
CA1175165A CA000391839A CA391839A CA1175165A CA 1175165 A CA1175165 A CA 1175165A CA 000391839 A CA000391839 A CA 000391839A CA 391839 A CA391839 A CA 391839A CA 1175165 A CA1175165 A CA 1175165A
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Prior art keywords
fuel
fuel assembly
nozzle
guide tube
reactor
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CA000391839A
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English (en)
French (fr)
Inventor
Stephen N. Tower
Robert K. Gjertsen
Edgar A. Huckestein
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Westinghouse Electric 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
    • G21C3/34—Spacer grids
    • G21C3/352—Spacer grids formed of assembled intersecting 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
    • 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
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10S—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10S376/00—Induced nuclear reactions: processes, systems, and elements
    • Y10S376/90—Particular material or material shapes for 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)
  • Loading And Unloading Of Fuel Tanks Or Ships (AREA)
  • Fuel-Injection Apparatus (AREA)
CA000391839A 1980-12-16 1981-12-09 Fuel assembly for a nuclear reactor Expired CA1175165A (en)

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US06/217,051 US4418036A (en) 1980-12-16 1980-12-16 Fuel assembly for a nuclear reactor
US217,051 1980-12-16

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CA1175165A true CA1175165A (en) 1984-09-25

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US (1) US4418036A (cg-RX-API-DMAC7.html)
EP (1) EP0054236B1 (cg-RX-API-DMAC7.html)
JP (1) JPS57124287A (cg-RX-API-DMAC7.html)
AT (1) ATE12847T1 (cg-RX-API-DMAC7.html)
BE (1) BE891486A (cg-RX-API-DMAC7.html)
CA (1) CA1175165A (cg-RX-API-DMAC7.html)
DE (1) DE3170041D1 (cg-RX-API-DMAC7.html)
ES (1) ES507950A0 (cg-RX-API-DMAC7.html)
FR (1) FR2496316B1 (cg-RX-API-DMAC7.html)
GB (1) GB2089555B (cg-RX-API-DMAC7.html)
IL (1) IL64546A (cg-RX-API-DMAC7.html)
IT (1) IT1140330B (cg-RX-API-DMAC7.html)
ZA (1) ZA818398B (cg-RX-API-DMAC7.html)

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JPS6331751B2 (cg-RX-API-DMAC7.html) 1988-06-27
JPS57124287A (en) 1982-08-03
IT8125604A0 (it) 1981-12-15
EP0054236B1 (en) 1985-04-17
ES8402449A1 (es) 1984-02-01
FR2496316A1 (fr) 1982-06-18
DE3170041D1 (en) 1985-05-23
US4418036A (en) 1983-11-29
ZA818398B (en) 1983-07-27
BE891486A (fr) 1982-06-15
EP0054236A1 (en) 1982-06-23
GB2089555B (en) 1984-02-15
FR2496316B1 (fr) 1988-02-19
IL64546A (en) 1985-08-30
ES507950A0 (es) 1984-02-01
IT1140330B (it) 1986-09-24
GB2089555A (en) 1982-06-23
ATE12847T1 (de) 1985-05-15

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