DE60332416D1 - Kernbrennstabbündel und zugehöriges Abstandshaltegitter für Kernreaktor - Google Patents

Kernbrennstabbündel und zugehöriges Abstandshaltegitter für Kernreaktor

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DE60332416D1
DE60332416D1 DE60332416T DE60332416T DE60332416D1 DE 60332416 D1 DE60332416 D1 DE 60332416D1 DE 60332416 T DE60332416 T DE 60332416T DE 60332416 T DE60332416 T DE 60332416T DE 60332416 D1 DE60332416 D1 DE 60332416D1
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fuel rod
spacer grid
rod bundle
nuclear
nuclear reactor
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Richard P Broders
Stephen C Hatfield
Paul F Joffre
Zeses E Karoutas
Patrick A Perotti
Michael L Martin
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Westinghouse Electric Co LLC
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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
    • G21C3/34—Spacer grids
    • 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
    • G21C3/34—Spacer grids
    • G21C3/356—Spacer grids being provided with fuel element supporting members
    • 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)
  • Springs (AREA)
  • Monitoring And Testing Of Nuclear Reactors (AREA)
  • Fuel Cell (AREA)
DE60332416T 2002-05-15 2003-04-30 Kernbrennstabbündel und zugehöriges Abstandshaltegitter für Kernreaktor Expired - Lifetime DE60332416D1 (de)

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US10/147,215 US6819733B2 (en) 2002-05-15 2002-05-15 Fuel assembly and associated grid for nuclear reactor

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US (1) US6819733B2 (de)
EP (2) EP1372158B1 (de)
JP (1) JP4387695B2 (de)
KR (1) KR100965989B1 (de)
CN (1) CN1271639C (de)
BR (1) BR0301720A (de)
DE (1) DE60332416D1 (de)
ES (1) ES2342659T3 (de)
ZA (1) ZA200303137B (de)

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JP2004037456A (ja) 2004-02-05
JP4387695B2 (ja) 2009-12-16
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US6819733B2 (en) 2004-11-16
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