JP3742698B2 - 荷重支持にチャネルまたは冷却材棒を選択的に用いる燃料集合体構造および方法 - Google Patents

荷重支持にチャネルまたは冷却材棒を選択的に用いる燃料集合体構造および方法 Download PDF

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JP3742698B2
JP3742698B2 JP29217396A JP29217396A JP3742698B2 JP 3742698 B2 JP3742698 B2 JP 3742698B2 JP 29217396 A JP29217396 A JP 29217396A JP 29217396 A JP29217396 A JP 29217396A JP 3742698 B2 JP3742698 B2 JP 3742698B2
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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
    • G21C3/3315—Upper 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
    • 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
    • G21C3/331—Comprising hold-down means, e.g. springs
    • 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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JP29217396A 1995-11-07 1996-11-05 荷重支持にチャネルまたは冷却材棒を選択的に用いる燃料集合体構造および方法 Expired - Fee Related JP3742698B2 (ja)

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US08/551,769 US5748695A (en) 1995-11-07 1995-11-07 Fuel assembly structure selectively using channel and coolant rod for load support and method
US08/551769 1995-11-07

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US5748695A (en) 1998-05-05
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