CA3139442C - Boiling water reactor blade guide and exchange tool - Google Patents

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CA3139442C
CA3139442C CA3139442A CA3139442A CA3139442C CA 3139442 C CA3139442 C CA 3139442C CA 3139442 A CA3139442 A CA 3139442A CA 3139442 A CA3139442 A CA 3139442A CA 3139442 C CA3139442 C CA 3139442C
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Kristoffer OSTRANDER
Robert W. Whitling
Brian J. Smith
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G21—NUCLEAR PHYSICS; NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
    • G21C—NUCLEAR REACTORS
    • G21C19/00—Arrangements for treating, for handling, or for facilitating the handling of, fuel or other materials which are used within the reactor, e.g. within its pressure vessel
    • G21C19/02—Details of handling arrangements
    • G21C19/10—Lifting devices or pulling devices adapted for co-operation with fuel elements or with control elements
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G21—NUCLEAR PHYSICS; NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
    • G21C—NUCLEAR REACTORS
    • G21C19/00—Arrangements for treating, for handling, or for facilitating the handling of, fuel or other materials which are used within the reactor, e.g. within its pressure vessel
    • G21C19/02—Details of handling arrangements
    • G21C19/10—Lifting devices or pulling devices adapted for co-operation with fuel elements or with control elements
    • G21C19/105—Lifting devices or pulling devices adapted for co-operation with fuel elements or with control elements with grasping or spreading coupling elements
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G21—NUCLEAR PHYSICS; NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
    • G21C—NUCLEAR REACTORS
    • G21C19/00—Arrangements for treating, for handling, or for facilitating the handling of, fuel or other materials which are used within the reactor, e.g. within its pressure vessel
    • 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
    • G21C19/207—Assembling, maintenance or repair of reactor components
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G21—NUCLEAR PHYSICS; NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
    • G21C—NUCLEAR REACTORS
    • G21C19/00—Arrangements for treating, for handling, or for facilitating the handling of, fuel or other materials which are used within the reactor, e.g. within its pressure vessel
    • 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
    • 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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  • Monitoring And Testing Of Nuclear Reactors (AREA)
  • Constituent Portions Of Griding Lathes, Driving, Sensing And Control (AREA)
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US16/412,979 US11348700B2 (en) 2019-05-15 2019-05-15 Boiling water reactor blade guide and exchange tool
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PCT/US2020/030730 WO2020231639A1 (en) 2019-05-15 2020-04-30 Boiling water reactor blade guide and exchange tool

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JP (1) JP7482898B2 (enExample)
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ES (1) ES2949678T3 (enExample)
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US5473645A (en) 1993-05-21 1995-12-05 General Electric Company Fuel support and control rod storage rack
US6047037A (en) 1997-05-19 2000-04-04 Combustion Engineering, Inc. Multi-lift tool and method for moving control rods in a nuclear reactor
DE19751688C1 (de) 1997-11-21 1999-08-19 Siemens Ag Adapter für einen verkürzten Brennstab eines Kernreaktor-Brennelements und Verfahren zum Einsetzen oder Herausnehmen von Brennstäben
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CA3139442A1 (en) 2020-11-19
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EP3970165A1 (en) 2022-03-23
US11749416B2 (en) 2023-09-05
MX2021013598A (es) 2022-02-23
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US20220270771A1 (en) 2022-08-25
JP7482898B2 (ja) 2024-05-14
US20200365288A1 (en) 2020-11-19
JP2022532309A (ja) 2022-07-14

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