CA2041852C - Magasin d'anneaux d'espacement - Google Patents

Magasin d'anneaux d'espacement

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Publication number: CA2041852C
Authority: CA; Canada
Prior art keywords: tube; carriage; calandria; protective sleeve; magazine
Prior art date: 1991-05-06
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Expired - Lifetime

Application number

CA002041852A

Other languages

English (en)

Other versions

CA2041852A1 (fr

Inventor

Robert J. Gunn

Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)

Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd AECL

Original Assignee

Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd AECL

Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)

1991-05-06

Filing date

1991-05-06

Publication date

1999-12-28

1991-05-06 Application filed by Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd AECL filed Critical Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd AECL

1991-05-06 Priority to CA002041852A priority Critical patent/CA2041852C/fr

1992-11-07 Publication of CA2041852A1 publication Critical patent/CA2041852A1/fr

1999-12-28 Application granted granted Critical

1999-12-28 Publication of CA2041852C publication Critical patent/CA2041852C/fr

2011-05-06 Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical

Status Expired - Lifetime legal-status Critical Current

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Classifications

- G—PHYSICS
- G21—NUCLEAR PHYSICS; NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
- G21C—NUCLEAR REACTORS
- G21C3/00—Reactor fuel elements and their assemblies; Selection of substances for use as reactor fuel elements
- G21C3/30—Assemblies of a number of fuel elements in the form of a rigid unit
- G21C3/32—Bundles of parallel pin-, rod-, or tube-shaped fuel elements
- G21C3/335—Exchanging elements in irradiated bundles
- G—PHYSICS
- G21—NUCLEAR PHYSICS; NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
- G21C—NUCLEAR REACTORS
- G21C3/00—Reactor fuel elements and their assemblies; Selection of substances for use as reactor fuel elements
- G21C3/30—Assemblies of a number of fuel elements in the form of a rigid unit
- G21C3/32—Bundles of parallel pin-, rod-, or tube-shaped fuel elements
- G21C3/33—Supporting or hanging of elements in the bundle; Means forming part of the bundle for inserting it into, or removing it from, the core; Means for coupling adjacent bundles
- G—PHYSICS
- G21—NUCLEAR PHYSICS; NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
- G21C—NUCLEAR REACTORS
- G21C3/00—Reactor fuel elements and their assemblies; Selection of substances for use as reactor fuel elements
- G21C3/30—Assemblies of a number of fuel elements in the form of a rigid unit
- G21C3/32—Bundles of parallel pin-, rod-, or tube-shaped fuel elements
- G21C3/336—Spacer elements for fuel rods in the bundle
- Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
- 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
- Y02E30/00—Energy generation of nuclear origin
- Y02E30/30—Nuclear fission reactors

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Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
Plasma & Fusion (AREA)
General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
High Energy & Nuclear Physics (AREA)
Monitoring And Testing Of Nuclear Reactors (AREA)

CA002041852A 1991-05-06 1991-05-06 Magasin d'anneaux d'espacement Expired - Lifetime CA2041852C (fr)

Priority Applications (1)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
CA002041852A CA2041852C (fr)	1991-05-06	1991-05-06	Magasin d'anneaux d'espacement

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
CA002041852A CA2041852C (fr)	1991-05-06	1991-05-06	Magasin d'anneaux d'espacement

Publications (2)

Publication Number	Publication Date
CA2041852A1 CA2041852A1 (fr)	1992-11-07
CA2041852C true CA2041852C (fr)	1999-12-28

Family

ID=4147546

Family Applications (1)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
CA002041852A Expired - Lifetime CA2041852C (fr)	1991-05-06	1991-05-06	Magasin d'anneaux d'espacement

Country Status (1)

Country	Link
CA (1)	CA2041852C (fr)

Families Citing this family (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number	Priority date	Publication date	Assignee	Title
US5386444A (en) *	1993-01-15	1995-01-31	General Electric Company	Fuel rod loading apparatus
EP0650168A1 (fr) *	1993-10-25	1995-04-26	General Electric Company	Méthode de prévention des éraflures sur les barreaux de combustible lors de l'assemblage des faisceaux

1991
- 1991-05-06 CA CA002041852A patent/CA2041852C/fr not_active Expired - Lifetime

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Date	Code	Title	Description
1995-04-12	EEER	Examination request
2011-05-06	MKEX	Expiry
2023-05-26	MKEX	Expiry	Effective date: 20110506