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Nuclear engineering installation

US4151689A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateJul 29, 1977
Grant dateMay 1, 1979
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Expiry dateJul 29, 1997

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY02E30/30
  • WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

Nuclear engineering installation having a concrete tank enclosing activity-carrying components of the installation, the concrete tank being covered by a hill formed of earth, includes means for connecting to the interior of the concrete tank a region of relatively lower density in the hill, the region being spaced from the surface of the hill, the connecting means being pressure-dependently openable.

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