Spring element for holding down nuclear reactor fuel assembly
US4278501A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 22, 1978 |
| Grant date | Jul 14, 1981 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 22, 1998 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02E30/30
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Spring element for holding down and bracing a fuel assembly against a hold-down plate upwardly limiting the reactor core of a nuclear reactor, includes a spring-loaded rod-shaped member separately formed independently of the fuel assembly and being slidable axially and form-lockingly into the fuel assembly.
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