GB2207798B - Dismantling of nuclear fuel sub-assemblies - Google Patents

Dismantling of nuclear fuel sub-assemblies

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Publication number
GB2207798B
GB2207798B GB8817165A GB8817165A GB2207798B GB 2207798 B GB2207798 B GB 2207798B GB 8817165 A GB8817165 A GB 8817165A GB 8817165 A GB8817165 A GB 8817165A GB 2207798 B GB2207798 B GB 2207798B
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Prior art keywords
dismantling
assemblies
nuclear fuel
fuel sub
sub
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Expired - Lifetime
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GB8817165A
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GB2207798A (en
GB8817165D0 (en
Inventor
Stephen Thomas Kennedy
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Sellafield Ltd
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British Nuclear Fuels PLC
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G21—NUCLEAR PHYSICS; NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
    • G21C—NUCLEAR REACTORS
    • G21C19/00—Arrangements for treating, for handling, or for facilitating the handling of, fuel or other materials which are used within the reactor, e.g. within its pressure vessel
    • G21C19/34—Apparatus or processes for dismantling nuclear fuel, e.g. before reprocessing ; Apparatus or processes for dismantling strings of spent fuel elements
    • 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
    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02W—CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO WASTEWATER TREATMENT OR WASTE MANAGEMENT
    • Y02W30/00—Technologies for solid waste management
    • Y02W30/50—Reuse, recycling or recovery technologies

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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)
  • Automatic Assembly (AREA)
GB8817165A 1987-08-06 1988-07-19 Dismantling of nuclear fuel sub-assemblies Expired - Lifetime GB2207798B (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB8718645A GB8718645D0 (en) 1987-08-06 1987-08-06 Dismantling of nuclear fuel sub-assemblies

Publications (3)

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GB8817165D0 GB8817165D0 (en) 1988-08-24
GB2207798A GB2207798A (en) 1989-02-08
GB2207798B true GB2207798B (en) 1990-03-14

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GB8718645A Pending GB8718645D0 (en) 1987-08-06 1987-08-06 Dismantling of nuclear fuel sub-assemblies
GB8817165A Expired - Lifetime GB2207798B (en) 1987-08-06 1988-07-19 Dismantling of nuclear fuel sub-assemblies

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Country Status (4)

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JP (1) JP2643994B2 (en)
DE (1) DE3826316C2 (en)
FR (1) FR2619243B1 (en)
GB (2) GB8718645D0 (en)

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US8681921B2 (en) * 2009-03-30 2014-03-25 Ge-Hitachi Nuclear Energy Americas, Llc System for assembling or disassembling a segmented rod

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US3827579A (en) * 1968-03-25 1974-08-06 Gen Electric Irradiated fuel processing system
US4174369A (en) * 1976-12-13 1979-11-13 Westinghouse Electric Corp. Fluid pressure method for recovering fuel pellets from nuclear fuel elements
US4192715A (en) * 1977-08-23 1980-03-11 Batjukov Vladimir I Fuel assembly handling system of nuclear reactor
US4446098A (en) * 1981-05-29 1984-05-01 Westinghouse Electric Corp. Spent fuel consolidation system
FR2534732A1 (en) * 1982-10-13 1984-04-20 Cerca Process and device for dismantling irradiated rod clusters.
DE3530410A1 (en) * 1985-08-26 1987-03-05 Steag Kernenergie Gmbh Method for compressing spent fuel elements and an arrangement for carrying out the method

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GB8718645D0 (en) 1987-10-07
JPS6472098A (en) 1989-03-16
JP2643994B2 (en) 1997-08-25
FR2619243B1 (en) 1990-03-02
DE3826316A1 (en) 1989-02-16
FR2619243A1 (en) 1989-02-10
GB2207798A (en) 1989-02-08
DE3826316C2 (en) 1996-08-14
GB8817165D0 (en) 1988-08-24

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