Locking support for nuclear fuel assemblies

Title: Locking support for nuclear fuel assemblies

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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:

Ledin, Eric ^[1]

(San Diego, CA)

Issue Date:: 1980-01-01

Research Org.:: General Atomic Co., San Diego, Calif.

OSTI Identifier:: 863539

Patent Number(s):: 4194948

Assignee:: General Atomic (San Diego, CA) OSTI

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/

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