Published May 17, 1988 | Version v1
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Apparatus for compacting nuclear reactor fuel rods

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Description

This patent describes a gripper apparatus to move elongated nuclear fuel rods in the direction of the length thereof. The gripper apparatus includes the combination of gripper plate means having web sections extending between and separating fuel rod passageways for an array of fuel rods, means supported by the gripper plate means for pressing the fuel rods in each passageway against end portions of the fuel rod passageway, reciprocative means to move the gripper plate means between spaced-apart gripping and release positions for advancing the fuel rods and increment of their length in one axial direction

Availability note (English)

U.S. Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D.C. 20231, USA, $.50.

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Publishing Information

Imprint Pagination
vp.
IPC:
Int. Cl. G21C 19/32.
IPC
Int. Cl. G21C 19/32.
Patent number
US patent document 4,744,940/A/

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
19093274
Subject category
S22: GENERAL STUDIES OF NUCLEAR REACTORS;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Non-conventional Literature
Descriptors DEI
FUEL RODS; MANIPULATORS; MATERIALS HANDLING; POSITIONING; SPECIFICATIONS; SUPPORTS
Descriptors DEC
EQUIPMENT; FUEL ELEMENTS; LABORATORY EQUIPMENT; MATERIALS HANDLING EQUIPMENT; MECHANICAL STRUCTURES; REACTOR COMPONENTS; REMOTE HANDLING EQUIPMENT