GB8323929D0 - Reconstituting nuclear reactor fuel assembly - Google Patents

Reconstituting nuclear reactor fuel assembly

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Publication number
GB8323929D0
GB8323929D0 GB838323929A GB8323929A GB8323929D0 GB 8323929 D0 GB8323929 D0 GB 8323929D0 GB 838323929 A GB838323929 A GB 838323929A GB 8323929 A GB8323929 A GB 8323929A GB 8323929 D0 GB8323929 D0 GB 8323929D0
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reconstituting
nuclear reactor
fuel assembly
reactor fuel
nuclear
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GB838323929A
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GB2129189A (en
GB2129189B (en
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CBS Corp
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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
    • G21C3/331—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
    • 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
    • G21C3/326—Bundles of parallel pin-, rod-, or tube-shaped fuel elements comprising fuel elements of different composition; comprising, in addition to the fuel elements, other pin-, rod-, or tube-shaped elements, e.g. control rods, grid support rods, fertile rods, poison rods or dummy rods
    • 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)
  • Butt Welding And Welding Of Specific Article (AREA)
  • Processing Of Solid Wastes (AREA)
GB08323929A 1982-09-23 1983-09-07 Reconstituting a nuclear reactor fuel assembly Expired GB2129189B (en)

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US42222482A 1982-09-23 1982-09-23

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GB8323929D0 true GB8323929D0 (en) 1983-11-02
GB2129189A GB2129189A (en) 1984-05-10
GB2129189B GB2129189B (en) 1986-06-11

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GB08323929A Expired GB2129189B (en) 1982-09-23 1983-09-07 Reconstituting a nuclear reactor fuel assembly

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JP (1) JPS5990081A (en)
KR (1) KR910004194B1 (en)
BE (1) BE897818A (en)
CA (1) CA1210534A (en)
DE (1) DE3330357A1 (en)
ES (1) ES8703208A1 (en)
FR (1) FR2533741B1 (en)
GB (1) GB2129189B (en)
IT (1) IT1170219B (en)
ZA (1) ZA836578B (en)

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ZA847032B (en) * 1983-09-30 1985-08-28 Westinghouse Electric Corp Nuclear reactor fuel assembly with a removably top nozzle
US4667547A (en) * 1984-09-26 1987-05-26 Westinghouse Electric Corp. Apparatus and method for removing a top nozzle in reconstituting a fuel assembly
SE8405509L (en) * 1984-11-02 1985-08-19 Asea Atom Ab PROCEDURE INCLUDING A REMOVAL OF A VERTICAL MIDDLE AXLE AND CIRCULATED SECTION CURRENTLY EXTENDED LEADERSHIP FROM A HORIZONTAL TOP PLATE IN A NUCLEAR FUEL CARTRIDGE
US4684498A (en) * 1985-03-29 1987-08-04 Westinghouse Electric Corp. Guide thimble captured locking tube in a reconstitutable fuel assembly
US4699758A (en) * 1985-04-02 1987-10-13 Westinghouse Electric Corp. Reusable locking tube in a reconstitutable fuel assembly
US4699759A (en) * 1985-06-12 1987-10-13 Westinghouse Electric Corp. Double lock joint for attaching top nozzle to guide thimbles of nuclear fuel assembly
US4707326A (en) * 1985-07-26 1987-11-17 Westinghouse Electric Corp. Arrangement and method for attaching and reattaching a top nozzle in a reconstitutable nuclear fuel assembly
US4684500A (en) * 1985-09-12 1987-08-04 Westinghouse Electric Corp. Guide thimble captured locking tube in a reconstitutable fuel assembly
US4699760A (en) * 1985-11-12 1987-10-13 Westinghouse Electric Corp. Fuel assembly skeleton with structural and non-structural top nozzle/guide thimble joints
US4688416A (en) * 1985-11-12 1987-08-25 Westinghouse Electric Corp. Fixture and method for rectifying damaged guide thimble insert sleeves in a reconstitutable fuel assembly
US4717529A (en) * 1986-01-10 1988-01-05 Westinghouse Electric Corp. Thimble guide assembly
US4778647A (en) * 1986-02-14 1988-10-18 Westinghouse Electric Corp. Vibration-damping extender for a thimble guide
FR2597650B1 (en) * 1986-04-22 1988-07-22 Fragema Framatome & Cogema NUCLEAR FUEL ASSEMBLY INSTRUMENTATION TUBE LINING METHOD AND LINER TUBE ASSEMBLY
US5479464A (en) * 1994-08-30 1995-12-26 Westinghouse Electric Corporation Expandable top nozzle and device for securing same to a nuclear fuel assembly

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US3475273A (en) * 1967-12-05 1969-10-28 Combustion Eng Nuclear reactor fuel assembly
US3791466A (en) * 1969-05-19 1974-02-12 Westinghouse Electric Corp Low parasitic capture fuel assembly structure
SE365333B (en) * 1972-06-22 1974-03-18 Asea Atom Ab
FR2479536A1 (en) * 1980-03-26 1981-10-02 Commissariat Energie Atomique IMPROVEMENTS IN GUIDE TUBES OF COMBUSTIBLE ASSEMBLIES FOR A NUCLEAR REACTOR AND METHOD FOR DISASSEMBLING THESE GUIDE TUBES
US4326921A (en) * 1980-05-16 1982-04-27 Westinghouse Electric Corp. Control rod guide thimble for nuclear reactor fuel assemblies

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BE897818A (en) 1984-03-23
DE3330357A1 (en) 1984-03-29
ES8703208A1 (en) 1987-02-01
FR2533741B1 (en) 1986-09-05
ZA836578B (en) 1984-06-27
GB2129189A (en) 1984-05-10
KR840005889A (en) 1984-11-19
IT8322933A0 (en) 1983-09-20
FR2533741A1 (en) 1984-03-30
JPS5990081A (en) 1984-05-24
CA1210534A (en) 1986-08-26
KR910004194B1 (en) 1991-06-24
JPH0318159B2 (en) 1991-03-11
IT1170219B (en) 1987-06-03
GB2129189B (en) 1986-06-11
ES525821A0 (en) 1987-02-01

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