Positioning and locking device for fuel pin to grid attachment
Abstract
A positioning and locking device for fuel pin to grid attachment provides an inexpensive means of positively positioning and locking the individual fuel pins which make up the driver fuel assemblies used in nuclear reactors. The device can be adapted for use with a currently used attachment grid assembly design and insures that the pins remain in their proper position throughout the in-reactor life of the assembly. This device also simplifies fuel bundle assembly in that a complete row of fuel pins can be added to the bundle during each step of assembly.
- Inventors:
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- Irwin, PA
- Greensburg, PA
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Westinghouse Electric Corp., Madison, Pa. (USA)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 862504
- Patent Number(s):
- 3951739
- Assignee:
- United States of America as represented by United States Energy (Washington, DC)
- 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:
- AT(45-1)-2171
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- positioning; locking; device; fuel; grid; attachment; provides; inexpensive; means; positively; individual; pins; driver; assemblies; nuclear; reactors; adapted; currently; assembly; design; insures; remain; proper; position; throughout; in-reactor; life; simplifies; bundle; complete; row; added; step; individual fuel; fuel bundle; nuclear reactors; fuel assemblies; nuclear reactor; fuel pins; locking device; assembly design; proper position; grid assembly; dual fuel; inexpensive means; grid attachment; /376/211/976/
Citation Formats
Frick, Thomas M, and Wineman, Arthur L. Positioning and locking device for fuel pin to grid attachment. United States: N. p., 1976.
Web.
Frick, Thomas M, & Wineman, Arthur L. Positioning and locking device for fuel pin to grid attachment. United States.
Frick, Thomas M, and Wineman, Arthur L. Thu .
"Positioning and locking device for fuel pin to grid attachment". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/862504.
@article{osti_862504,
title = {Positioning and locking device for fuel pin to grid attachment},
author = {Frick, Thomas M and Wineman, Arthur L},
abstractNote = {A positioning and locking device for fuel pin to grid attachment provides an inexpensive means of positively positioning and locking the individual fuel pins which make up the driver fuel assemblies used in nuclear reactors. The device can be adapted for use with a currently used attachment grid assembly design and insures that the pins remain in their proper position throughout the in-reactor life of the assembly. This device also simplifies fuel bundle assembly in that a complete row of fuel pins can be added to the bundle during each step of assembly.},
doi = {},
journal = {},
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place = {United States},
year = {Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1976},
month = {Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1976}
}
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