CA3066098A1 - Calandria tube insert release and removal tool and method - Google Patents
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- CA3066098A1 CA3066098A1 CA3066098A CA3066098A CA3066098A1 CA 3066098 A1 CA3066098 A1 CA 3066098A1 CA 3066098 A CA3066098 A CA 3066098A CA 3066098 A CA3066098 A CA 3066098A CA 3066098 A1 CA3066098 A1 CA 3066098A1
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- G21C19/20—Arrangements for introducing objects into the pressure vessel; Arrangements for handling objects within the pressure vessel; Arrangements for removing objects from the pressure vessel
- G21C19/205—Interchanging of fuel elements in the core, i.e. fuel shuffling
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- 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
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Applications Claiming Priority (3)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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| US201762524085P | 2017-06-23 | 2017-06-23 | |
| US62/524,085 | 2017-06-23 | ||
| PCT/CA2018/050770 WO2018232526A1 (en) | 2017-06-23 | 2018-06-22 | TOOL AND METHOD FOR RELEASING AND REMOVING CALDERER TUBE INSERTION |
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| CA3066098A1 true CA3066098A1 (en) | 2018-12-27 |
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| CA3066098A Pending CA3066098A1 (en) | 2017-06-23 | 2018-06-22 | Calandria tube insert release and removal tool and method |
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| KR (1) | KR102607798B1 (zh) |
| CN (1) | CN111418025B (zh) |
| CA (1) | CA3066098A1 (zh) |
| RO (1) | RO134273A2 (zh) |
| WO (1) | WO2018232526A1 (zh) |
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| US20210319923A1 (en) * | 2018-07-13 | 2021-10-14 | Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Co., Ltd. | Method for decommissioning heavy water reactor facility |
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| WO2023060356A1 (en) * | 2021-10-14 | 2023-04-20 | Ats Automation Tooling Systems Inc. | Systems, devices and methods of cutting and cleaning feeder tubes |
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- 2018-06-22 RO ROA201900932A patent/RO134273A2/ro unknown
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| US20210319923A1 (en) * | 2018-07-13 | 2021-10-14 | Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Co., Ltd. | Method for decommissioning heavy water reactor facility |
| US11984233B2 (en) * | 2018-07-13 | 2024-05-14 | Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Co., Ltd. | Method for decommissioning heavy water reactor facility |
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| RO134273A2 (ro) | 2020-06-30 |
| CN111418025B (zh) | 2024-01-30 |
| KR20200019885A (ko) | 2020-02-25 |
| CN111418025A (zh) | 2020-07-14 |
| WO2018232526A1 (en) | 2018-12-27 |
| KR102607798B1 (ko) | 2023-11-28 |
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