Published July 26, 1991 | Version v1
Patent

Fuel rod insertion guide

Description

The present invention concerns an assembling device for a fuel assembly in a nuclear reactor facility, and the object thereof is to improve a means for inserting a fuel rod to a fuel rod insertion spacer. That is, a fuel rod insertion guide is used as a guide when a fuel rod is inserted into a fuel rod spacer. The insertion guide is made of a light-weight synthetic resin. With such a constitution, the operationability for the attachment on every fuel assembly to a guide support and the detachment thereof from the guide support is improved. Further, since the insertion guide is made of the synthetic resin, even if the fuel rod should collide against the insertion guide, the fuel rod is neither damaged nor failured. Further, since the synthetic resin itself has a lubricity, damages or abrasion due to friction upon insertion is not caused as in the case between metals, to make the insertion smooth. Further, if a guide hole for insertion guide is tapered, the guiding performance for the fuel rod is improved. (I.S.)

Availability note (English)

Available from JAPIO. Also available from INPADOC.

Additional details

Publishing Information

Imprint Pagination
4 p.
IPC:
Int. Cl. G21C21/00.
IPC
Int. Cl. G21C21/00.
Patent number
JP patent document 3-172796/A/

INIS

Country of Publication
Japan
Country of Input or Organization
Japan
INIS RN
23022701
Subject category
S22: GENERAL STUDIES OF NUCLEAR REACTORS;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Non-conventional Literature
Descriptors DEI
FUEL ASSEMBLIES; FUEL FABRICATION PLANTS; FUEL RODS; PLASTIC FOAMS; PLASTICITY; PLATES; SAFETY; SPACERS; TOOLS
Descriptors DEC
EQUIPMENT; FUEL ELEMENTS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; NUCLEAR FACILITIES; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; ORGANIC POLYMERS; POLYMERS; REACTOR COMPONENTS

Optional Information

Secondary number(s)
JP patent application 1-310518.