CA972875A - Fuel bundle and control element assembly handling mechanism - Google Patents

Fuel bundle and control element assembly handling mechanism

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CA972875A
CA972875A CA150,959A CA150959A CA972875A CA 972875 A CA972875 A CA 972875A CA 150959 A CA150959 A CA 150959A CA 972875 A CA972875 A CA 972875A
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control element
element assembly
handling mechanism
fuel bundle
assembly handling
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Glen E. Schukei
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Combustion Engineering Inc
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Combustion Engineering Inc
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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
    • G21C19/20—Arrangements for introducing objects into the pressure vessel; Arrangements for handling objects within the pressure vessel; Arrangements for removing objects from the pressure vessel
    • 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
    • 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)
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CA150,959A 1971-12-17 1972-09-05 Fuel bundle and control element assembly handling mechanism Expired CA972875A (en)

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US20910371A 1971-12-17 1971-12-17

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US (1) US3768668A (ja)
JP (1) JPS4867696A (ja)
CA (1) CA972875A (ja)
DE (1) DE2255852A1 (ja)
ES (1) ES409667A1 (ja)
FR (1) FR2163678A1 (ja)

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ES409667A1 (es) 1976-03-16
US3768668A (en) 1973-10-30
DE2255852A1 (de) 1973-06-20
FR2163678A1 (ja) 1973-07-27
JPS4867696A (ja) 1973-09-14

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