ZA842643B - Hold down device for a nuclear reactor - Google Patents

Hold down device for a nuclear reactor

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Publication number
ZA842643B
ZA842643B ZA842643A ZA842643A ZA842643B ZA 842643 B ZA842643 B ZA 842643B ZA 842643 A ZA842643 A ZA 842643A ZA 842643 A ZA842643 A ZA 842643A ZA 842643 B ZA842643 B ZA 842643B
Authority
ZA
South Africa
Prior art keywords
nuclear reactor
hold down
down device
hold
nuclear
Prior art date
Application number
ZA842643A
Other languages
English (en)
Inventor
Joseph Leclercq
Michel Bonnamour
Original Assignee
Framatome & Cie
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Publication date
Application filed by Framatome & Cie filed Critical Framatome & Cie
Publication of ZA842643B publication Critical patent/ZA842643B/xx

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Classifications

    • 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
    • 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
    • G21C3/331—Comprising hold-down means, e.g. springs
    • 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
    • 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)
  • Control And Safety Of Cranes (AREA)
ZA842643A 1983-04-13 1984-04-10 Hold down device for a nuclear reactor ZA842643B (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
FR8306033A FR2544538B1 (fr) 1983-04-13 1983-04-13 Dispositif anti-envol pour reacteur nucleaire

Publications (1)

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ZA842643B true ZA842643B (en) 1985-05-29

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ZA842643A ZA842643B (en) 1983-04-13 1984-04-10 Hold down device for a nuclear reactor

Country Status (9)

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US (1) US4645642A (xx)
EP (1) EP0123607B1 (xx)
JP (1) JPS59197894A (xx)
KR (1) KR910005804B1 (xx)
DE (1) DE3469087D1 (xx)
ES (1) ES8705142A1 (xx)
FR (1) FR2544538B1 (xx)
YU (1) YU67884A (xx)
ZA (1) ZA842643B (xx)

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Also Published As

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KR910005804B1 (ko) 1991-08-03
KR840008505A (ko) 1984-12-15
EP0123607B1 (fr) 1988-01-27
ES8705142A1 (es) 1987-05-01
YU67884A (en) 1990-12-31
FR2544538A1 (fr) 1984-10-19
US4645642A (en) 1987-02-24
JPS59197894A (ja) 1984-11-09
EP0123607A1 (fr) 1984-10-31
FR2544538B1 (fr) 1985-08-02
DE3469087D1 (en) 1988-03-03
ES531492A0 (es) 1987-05-01

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