Locking support for nuclear fuel assemblies
Abstract
A locking device for supporting and locking a nuclear fuel assembly within a cylindrical bore formed by a support plate, the locking device including a support and locking sleeve having upwardly extending fingers forming wedge shaped contact portions arranged for interaction between an annular tapered surface on the fuel assembly and the support plate bore as well as downwardly extending fingers having wedge shaped contact portions arranged for interaction between an annularly tapered surface on the support plate bore and the fuel assembly whereby the sleeve tends to support and lock the fuel assembly in place within the bore by its own weight while facilitating removal and/or replacement of the fuel assembly.
- Inventors:
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- San Diego, CA
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- General Atomics, San Diego, CA (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 863539
- Patent Number(s):
- 4194948
- Assignee:
- General Atomic (San Diego, CA)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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G - PHYSICS G21 - NUCLEAR PHYSICS G21C - NUCLEAR REACTORS
Y - NEW / CROSS SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES 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
- DOE Contract Number:
- EY-76-C-03-0167
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- locking; support; nuclear; fuel; assemblies; device; supporting; assembly; cylindrical; bore; formed; plate; including; sleeve; upwardly; extending; fingers; forming; wedge; shaped; contact; portions; arranged; interaction; annular; tapered; surface; downwardly; annularly; whereby; tends; lock; weight; facilitating; removal; replacement; upwardly extending; downwardly extending; tapered surface; fuel assemblies; nuclear fuel; fuel assembly; device including; support plate; locking device; wedge shaped; locking sleeve; bore formed; cylindrical bore; /376/976/
Citation Formats
Ledin, Eric. Locking support for nuclear fuel assemblies. United States: N. p., 1980.
Web.
Ledin, Eric. Locking support for nuclear fuel assemblies. United States.
Ledin, Eric. Tue .
"Locking support for nuclear fuel assemblies". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/863539.
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title = {Locking support for nuclear fuel assemblies},
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abstractNote = {A locking device for supporting and locking a nuclear fuel assembly within a cylindrical bore formed by a support plate, the locking device including a support and locking sleeve having upwardly extending fingers forming wedge shaped contact portions arranged for interaction between an annular tapered surface on the fuel assembly and the support plate bore as well as downwardly extending fingers having wedge shaped contact portions arranged for interaction between an annularly tapered surface on the support plate bore and the fuel assembly whereby the sleeve tends to support and lock the fuel assembly in place within the bore by its own weight while facilitating removal and/or replacement of the fuel assembly.},
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place = {United States},
year = {Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1980},
month = {Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1980}
}
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