GB1116106A - Means for supporting fuel elements in a nuclear reactor - Google Patents

Means for supporting fuel elements in a nuclear reactor

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Publication number
GB1116106A
GB1116106A GB21048/66A GB2104866A GB1116106A GB 1116106 A GB1116106 A GB 1116106A GB 21048/66 A GB21048/66 A GB 21048/66A GB 2104866 A GB2104866 A GB 2104866A GB 1116106 A GB1116106 A GB 1116106A
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Prior art keywords
grid
support means
resilient
aperture
fuel elements
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GB21048/66A
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Westinghouse Electric 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
    • 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
    • G21C3/3563—Supporting members formed only by deformations in 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)
  • Processing Of Solid Wastes (AREA)
GB21048/66A 1965-05-25 1966-05-12 Means for supporting fuel elements in a nuclear reactor Expired GB1116106A (en)

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US458634A US3379617A (en) 1965-05-25 1965-05-25 Means for supporting fuel elements in a nuclear reactor

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GB1116106A true GB1116106A (en) 1968-06-06

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US (1) US3379617A (en:Method)
AT (1) AT262463B (en:Method)
BE (1) BE681609A (en:Method)
CH (1) CH454289A (en:Method)
DE (1) DE1589051A1 (en:Method)
ES (1) ES327077A1 (en:Method)
FR (1) FR1480965A (en:Method)
GB (1) GB1116106A (en:Method)

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JPS5037357B1 (en:Method) * 1968-07-02 1975-12-02
CN110136853A (zh) * 2019-05-14 2019-08-16 中国核动力研究设计院 一种燃料组件冲击试验支撑装置及其频率调节方法
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ES327077A1 (es) 1967-12-16
BE681609A (en:Method) 1966-10-31
CH454289A (de) 1968-04-15
AT262463B (de) 1968-06-10
US3379617A (en) 1968-04-23
DE1589051A1 (de) 1969-10-16
FR1480965A (en:Method) 1967-08-09

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