DE69020123T2 - Kernbrennstabbündelabstandshalter mit ringfedererhöhter Flexibilität. - Google Patents

Kernbrennstabbündelabstandshalter mit ringfedererhöhter Flexibilität.

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DE69020123T2
DE69020123T2 DE69020123T DE69020123T DE69020123T2 DE 69020123 T2 DE69020123 T2 DE 69020123T2 DE 69020123 T DE69020123 T DE 69020123T DE 69020123 T DE69020123 T DE 69020123T DE 69020123 T2 DE69020123 T2 DE 69020123T2
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nuclear fuel
fuel rod
increased flexibility
flexibility due
ring springs
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DE69020123T
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Eric Bertil Johansson
Michael Vincent Curulla
Gerald Martin Latter
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General Electric Co
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General Electric Co
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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
    • G21C3/33—Supporting or hanging of elements in the bundle; Means forming part of the bundle for inserting it into, or removing it from, the core; Means for coupling adjacent bundles
    • 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
    • G21C3/344—Spacer grids formed of assembled tubular elements
    • 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
    • G21C3/3566—Supporting members formed only of elements fixed on the strips
    • 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)
  • Springs (AREA)
  • Fuel Cell (AREA)
DE69020123T 1989-12-27 1990-11-27 Kernbrennstabbündelabstandshalter mit ringfedererhöhter Flexibilität. Expired - Fee Related DE69020123T2 (de)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

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US07/457,447 US5002726A (en) 1989-12-27 1989-12-27 Nuclear fuel assembly spacer and loop spring with enhanced flexibility

Publications (2)

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DE69020123D1 DE69020123D1 (de) 1995-07-20
DE69020123T2 true DE69020123T2 (de) 1995-11-02

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US (1) US5002726A (de)
EP (2) EP0436116B1 (de)
JP (1) JPH03200093A (de)
DE (1) DE69020123T2 (de)
ES (1) ES2074516T3 (de)
NO (1) NO905606L (de)

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NO905606D0 (no) 1990-12-27
EP0436116A2 (de) 1991-07-10
JPH03200093A (ja) 1991-09-02
EP0609965A1 (de) 1994-08-10
EP0436116B1 (de) 1995-06-14
ES2074516T3 (es) 1995-09-16
DE69020123D1 (de) 1995-07-20
NO905606L (no) 1991-06-28
US5002726A (en) 1991-03-26
EP0436116A3 (de) 1991-07-24

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