Published June 26, 1992 | Version v1
Patent

Nuclear fuel assembly skeleton

Description

The assembly skeleton comprises two end pieces connected by guide tubes the lower ends of which are demountably connected to the bottom nozzle by a pin pierced by a throttled coolant passage hole. The upper part of the pin is fixed in the guide tube and the lower part passes through the tube plate and is divided into several elastic fingers, each having an upward facing shoulder to anchor onto the tube plate

Availability note (English)

Available from Institut National de la Propriete Industrielle, Paris (France).

Additional details

Additional titles

Original title (French)
Squelette d'assemblage combustible nucleaire

Publishing Information

Imprint Pagination
12 p.
IPC:
Int. Cl. G21c3/32; G21c21/00.
IPC
Int. Cl. G21c3/32; G21c21/00.
Patent number
FR patent document 2670944/A/

INIS

Country of Publication
France
Country of Input or Organization
France
INIS RN
24027178
Subject category
S21: SPECIFIC NUCLEAR REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS; S21: SPECIFIC NUCLEAR REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Non-conventional Literature
Descriptors DEI
BWR TYPE REACTORS; FLUID FLOW; FUEL ASSEMBLIES; FUEL PINS; GUIDE TUBES; PWR TYPE REACTORS
Descriptors DEC
ENRICHED URANIUM REACTORS; FUEL ELEMENTS; POWER REACTORS; REACTOR COMPONENTS; REACTORS; THERMAL REACTORS; TUBES; WATER COOLED REACTORS; WATER MODERATED REACTORS

Optional Information

Secondary number(s)
FR patent application 9016121.