GB1100706A - Spacer for fuel assemblies - Google Patents

Spacer for fuel assemblies

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Publication number
GB1100706A
GB1100706A GB23465/65A GB2346565A GB1100706A GB 1100706 A GB1100706 A GB 1100706A GB 23465/65 A GB23465/65 A GB 23465/65A GB 2346565 A GB2346565 A GB 2346565A GB 1100706 A GB1100706 A GB 1100706A
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GB
United Kingdom
Prior art keywords
fuel rods
fuel
spacer
springs
fastened
Prior art date
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
Expired
Application number
GB23465/65A
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English (en)
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
ABB Norden Holding AB
Original Assignee
ASEA AB
Allmanna Svenska Elektriska AB
Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)
Filing date
Publication date
Priority claimed from SE6722/64A external-priority patent/SE313123B/xx
Application filed by ASEA AB, Allmanna Svenska Elektriska AB filed Critical ASEA AB
Publication of GB1100706A publication Critical patent/GB1100706A/en
Expired legal-status Critical Current

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Classifications

    • 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
    • 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
    • G21C3/348—Spacer grids formed of assembled non-intersecting strips
    • 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
    • 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
    • Y10S376/00—Induced nuclear reactions: processes, systems, and elements
    • Y10S376/90—Particular material or material shapes for fission reactors
    • Y10S376/901—Fuel
    • Y10S376/902—Fuel with external lubricating or absorbing material

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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)
  • Production Of Liquid Hydrocarbon Mixture For Refining Petroleum (AREA)
  • Quick-Acting Or Multi-Walled Pipe Joints (AREA)
GB23465/65A 1964-06-03 1965-06-02 Spacer for fuel assemblies Expired GB1100706A (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
SE6722/64A SE313123B (enExample) 1964-06-03 1964-06-03
SE1592364 1964-12-31

Publications (1)

Publication Number Publication Date
GB1100706A true GB1100706A (en) 1968-01-24

Family

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GB23465/65A Expired GB1100706A (en) 1964-06-03 1965-06-02 Spacer for fuel assemblies

Country Status (7)

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US (2) US3380890A (enExample)
DE (1) DE1489632C3 (enExample)
DK (1) DK121616B (enExample)
FI (1) FI43325C (enExample)
FR (1) FR1436977A (enExample)
GB (1) GB1100706A (enExample)
NO (1) NO120843B (enExample)

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US3715275A (en) * 1970-03-02 1973-02-06 Combustion Eng Bimetallic spacer grid arrangement
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DE2631925C3 (de) * 1976-07-15 1979-04-05 Kraftwerk Union Ag, 4330 Muelheim Abstandshalter für wassergekühlte Kernreaktorbrennstäbe
FR2397042A1 (fr) * 1977-07-07 1979-02-02 Commissariat Energie Atomique Grille d'espacement pour un faisceau de crayons combustibles dans un assemblage de reacteur nucleaire
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US4587704A (en) * 1982-08-20 1986-05-13 General Electric Company Method of mounting a continuous loop spring on a nuclear fuel spacer
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GB2133204A (en) * 1983-01-03 1984-07-18 Westinghouse Electric Corp Nuclear reactor fuel assembly spacer grid

Also Published As

Publication number Publication date
DE1489632C3 (de) 1973-09-27
DE1489632A1 (de) 1969-04-17
FI43325B (enExample) 1970-11-30
US3380890A (en) 1968-04-30
FR1436977A (fr) 1966-04-29
FI43325C (fi) 1971-03-10
DE1489632B2 (de) 1973-02-08
DK121616B (da) 1971-11-08
US3431171A (en) 1969-03-04
NO120843B (enExample) 1970-12-14

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