Fuel assembly transfer basket for pool type nuclear reactor vessels

Title: Fuel assembly transfer basket for pool type nuclear reactor vessels

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A fuel assembly transfer basket for a pool type, liquid metal cooled nuclear reactor having a side access loading and unloading port for receiving and relinquishing fuel assemblies during transfer.

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Fanning, Alan W. ^[1]; Ramsour, Nicholas L. ^[1]

(San Jose, CA)

Issue Date:: 1991-01-01

Research Org.:: GENERAL ELECTRIC CO

OSTI Identifier:: 867835

Patent Number(s):: 5019327

Assignee:: General Electric Company (San Jose, CA) OSTI

DOE Contract Number:: AC03-88SF17467

Resource Type:: Patent

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: fuel; assembly; transfer; basket; pool; type; nuclear; reactor; vessels; liquid; metal; cooled; access; loading; unloading; receiving; relinquishing; assemblies; reactor vessels; fuel assemblies; reactor vessel; nuclear reactor; liquid metal; fuel assembly; metal cooled; cooled nuclear; type nuclear; pool type; transfer basket; assembly transfer; /376/976/

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