ZA200902918B - A nuclear core component hold-down assembly - Google Patents
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- G21—NUCLEAR PHYSICS; NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
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- 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
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- 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
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- G—PHYSICS
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- 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
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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
- G21C3/334—Assembling, maintenance or repair of the bundles
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Applications Claiming Priority (1)
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| US12/124,195 US7995701B2 (en) | 2008-05-21 | 2008-05-21 | Nuclear core component hold-down assembly |
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| ZA200902918B true ZA200902918B (en) | 2010-03-31 |
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| ZA200902918A ZA200902918B (en) | 2008-05-21 | 2009-04-28 | A nuclear core component hold-down assembly |
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| US (1) | US7995701B2 (ru) |
| EP (1) | EP2124230B1 (ru) |
| JP (1) | JP5452798B2 (ru) |
| KR (1) | KR101532441B1 (ru) |
| CN (1) | CN101587755B (ru) |
| AT (1) | ATE535000T1 (ru) |
| ES (1) | ES2375687T3 (ru) |
| RU (1) | RU2482557C2 (ru) |
| ZA (1) | ZA200902918B (ru) |
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