DE3666517D1 - Reusable locking tube in a reconstitutable fuel assembly - Google Patents

Reusable locking tube in a reconstitutable fuel assembly

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Publication number
DE3666517D1
DE3666517D1 DE8686302415T DE3666517T DE3666517D1 DE 3666517 D1 DE3666517 D1 DE 3666517D1 DE 8686302415 T DE8686302415 T DE 8686302415T DE 3666517 T DE3666517 T DE 3666517T DE 3666517 D1 DE3666517 D1 DE 3666517D1
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Prior art keywords
fuel assembly
locking tube
reusable locking
reconstitutable fuel
reconstitutable
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John Milton Shallenberger
Stephen Joseph Ferlan
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CBS 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
    • 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
    • G21C3/334—Assembling, maintenance or repair of the bundles
    • 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
    • Y10S285/00—Pipe joints or couplings
    • Y10S285/921—Snap-fit

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Plasma & Fusion (AREA)
  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • High Energy & Nuclear Physics (AREA)
  • Quick-Acting Or Multi-Walled Pipe Joints (AREA)
  • Fuel-Injection Apparatus (AREA)
  • Monitoring And Testing Of Nuclear Reactors (AREA)
  • Solid Fuels And Fuel-Associated Substances (AREA)
  • Cooling, Air Intake And Gas Exhaust, And Fuel Tank Arrangements In Propulsion Units (AREA)
DE8686302415T 1985-04-02 1986-04-01 Reusable locking tube in a reconstitutable fuel assembly Expired DE3666517D1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

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US06/719,108 US4699758A (en) 1985-04-02 1985-04-02 Reusable locking tube in a reconstitutable fuel assembly

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DE3666517D1 true DE3666517D1 (en) 1989-11-23

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DE8686302415T Expired DE3666517D1 (en) 1985-04-02 1986-04-01 Reusable locking tube in a reconstitutable fuel assembly

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US (1) US4699758A (de)
EP (1) EP0196916B1 (de)
JP (1) JPS61231485A (de)
KR (1) KR940003793B1 (de)
CN (1) CN86102274A (de)
DE (1) DE3666517D1 (de)
ES (1) ES8800485A1 (de)

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EP0196916A1 (de) 1986-10-08
US4699758A (en) 1987-10-13
KR860008564A (ko) 1986-11-17
KR940003793B1 (ko) 1994-05-03
EP0196916B1 (de) 1989-10-18
CN86102274A (zh) 1986-12-24
JPS61231485A (ja) 1986-10-15
ES8800485A1 (es) 1987-10-16
ES553617A0 (es) 1987-10-16

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8339 Ceased/non-payment of the annual fee