Nuclear reactor fuel rod attachment system

Patent · Tue Aug 17 00:00:00 EDT 1982

OSTI ID:6533751

Christiansen, D W

A reusable system is described for removably attaching a nuclear reactor fuel rod to a support member. A locking cap is secured to the fuel rod and a locking strip is fastened to the support member. The locking cap has two opposing fingers shaped to form a socket having a body portion. The locking strip has an extension shaped to rigidly attach to the socket's body portion. The locking cap's fingers are resiliently deflectable. For attachment, the locking cap is longitudinally pushed onto the locking strip causing the extension to temporarily deflect open the fingers to engage the socket's body portion. For removal, the process is reversed.

• Assignee: Dept. of Energy
• Patent Number(s): US 4344915
• OSTI ID: 6533751
• Resource Relation: Patent File Date: Filed date 17 Sep 1980; Other Information: PAT-APPL-187913
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

22 GENERAL STUDIES OF NUCLEAR REACTORS
FUEL RODS
FASTENING
RETRIEVAL SYSTEMS
SUPPORTS
FUEL ASSEMBLIES
REACTOR CORES
FABRICATION
FUEL ELEMENTS
JOINING
MECHANICAL STRUCTURES
REACTOR COMPONENTS
220300* - Nuclear Reactor Technology- Fuel Elements