IT1140329B - Complesso di combustibile per un reattore nucleare - Google Patents

Complesso di combustibile per un reattore nucleare

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Publication number
IT1140329B
IT1140329B IT25602/81A IT2560281A IT1140329B IT 1140329 B IT1140329 B IT 1140329B IT 25602/81 A IT25602/81 A IT 25602/81A IT 2560281 A IT2560281 A IT 2560281A IT 1140329 B IT1140329 B IT 1140329B
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Prior art keywords
nuclear reactor
fuel assembly
fuel complex
core plate
fuel
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IT25602/81A
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English (en)
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IT8125602A0 (it
Inventor
Robert K Gjertsen
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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
    • G21C3/33—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
    • G21C3/3305—Lower nozzle
    • 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
    • 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
    • G21C3/3315—Upper nozzle
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G21—NUCLEAR PHYSICS; NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
    • G21C—NUCLEAR REACTORS
    • G21C5/00—Moderator or core structure; Selection of materials for use as moderator
    • G21C5/02—Details
    • G21C5/06—Means for locating or supporting fuel 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
    • G21C3/33—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
    • 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)
  • Snaps, Bayonet Connections, Set Pins, And Snap Rings (AREA)
  • Loading And Unloading Of Fuel Tanks Or Ships (AREA)
  • Load-Engaging Elements For Cranes (AREA)
  • Fuel-Injection Apparatus (AREA)
IT25602/81A 1980-12-16 1981-12-15 Complesso di combustibile per un reattore nucleare IT1140329B (it)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US06/217,059 US4381284A (en) 1980-12-16 1980-12-16 Fuel assembly for a nuclear reactor

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IT8125602A0 IT8125602A0 (it) 1981-12-15
IT1140329B true IT1140329B (it) 1986-09-24

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US (1) US4381284A (it)
EP (1) EP0054235B1 (it)
JP (1) JPS57124286A (it)
KR (2) KR830008329A (it)
AT (1) ATE12712T1 (it)
BE (1) BE891487A (it)
CA (1) CA1175166A (it)
DE (1) DE3169898D1 (it)
ES (1) ES507955A0 (it)
FR (1) FR2497997B1 (it)
GB (1) GB2089554B (it)
IL (1) IL64545A (it)
IT (1) IT1140329B (it)
ZA (1) ZA818400B (it)

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IL64545A (en) 1985-05-31
BE891487A (fr) 1982-06-15
JPS57124286A (en) 1982-08-03
ZA818400B (en) 1983-07-27
ES8402450A1 (es) 1984-02-01
GB2089554B (en) 1984-02-08
KR830008328A (ko) 1983-11-18
CA1175166A (en) 1984-09-25
FR2497997A1 (fr) 1982-07-16
US4381284A (en) 1983-04-26
JPS6239956B2 (it) 1987-08-26
EP0054235B1 (en) 1985-04-10
KR830008329A (ko) 1983-11-18
DE3169898D1 (en) 1985-05-15
ES507955A0 (es) 1984-02-01
ATE12712T1 (de) 1985-04-15
EP0054235A1 (en) 1982-06-23
FR2497997B1 (fr) 1988-04-01
GB2089554A (en) 1982-06-23
IT8125602A0 (it) 1981-12-15

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