GB2568611B - Moveable isolated rod couplings for use in a nuclear reactor control rod drive - Google Patents

Moveable isolated rod couplings for use in a nuclear reactor control rod drive Download PDF

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GB2568611B
GB2568611B GB1900821.8A GB201900821A GB2568611B GB 2568611 B GB2568611 B GB 2568611B GB 201900821 A GB201900821 A GB 201900821A GB 2568611 B GB2568611 B GB 2568611B
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A Morgan Kenneth
L Major David
M Brown Randy
Alan Deaver Gerald
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G21—NUCLEAR PHYSICS; NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
    • G21C—NUCLEAR REACTORS
    • G21C7/00—Control of nuclear reaction
    • G21C7/06—Control of nuclear reaction by application of neutron-absorbing material, i.e. material with absorption cross-section very much in excess of reflection cross-section
    • G21C7/08—Control of nuclear reaction by application of neutron-absorbing material, i.e. material with absorption cross-section very much in excess of reflection cross-section by displacement of solid control elements, e.g. control rods
    • G21C7/12—Means for moving control elements to desired position
    • G21C7/14—Mechanical drive arrangements
    • 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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US15/644,908 US10872703B2 (en) 2016-07-13 2017-07-10 Moveable isolated rod couplings for use in a nuclear reactor control rod drive
PCT/US2017/042023 WO2018013872A2 (en) 2016-07-13 2017-07-13 Moveable isolated rod couplings for use in a nuclear reactor control rod drive

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