CA974667A - Fuel assembly hold-up device - Google Patents

Fuel assembly hold-up device

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Publication number
CA974667A
CA974667A CA174,419A CA174419A CA974667A CA 974667 A CA974667 A CA 974667A CA 174419 A CA174419 A CA 174419A CA 974667 A CA974667 A CA 974667A
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Prior art keywords
fuel assembly
assembly hold
hold
fuel
assembly
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CA174,419A
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Inventor
Andrew J. Anthony
Ralph H. Klumb
John J. Hutchinson
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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
    • 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
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G21—NUCLEAR PHYSICS; NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
    • G21C—NUCLEAR REACTORS
    • G21C5/00—Moderator or core structure; Selection of materials for use as moderator
    • G21C5/02—Details
    • G21C5/06—Means for locating or supporting 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)
  • Monitoring And Testing Of Nuclear Reactors (AREA)
CA174,419A 1972-07-03 1973-06-19 Fuel assembly hold-up device Expired CA974667A (en)

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US00268347A US3853703A (en) 1972-07-03 1972-07-03 Fuel assembly hold-up device

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CA974667A true CA974667A (en) 1975-09-16

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US (1) US3853703A (fr)
CA (1) CA974667A (fr)
DE (1) DE2331352A1 (fr)
FR (1) FR2237276A1 (fr)

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US3853703A (en) 1974-12-10
DE2331352A1 (de) 1974-02-07
FR2237276A1 (fr) 1975-02-07

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