Nuclear fuel assembly with replaceable fuel elements
US4599213A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 14, 1983 |
| Grant date | Jul 8, 1986 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 14, 2003 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02E30/30
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The assembly comprises fuel elements carried and retained by a structure comprising tie rods and end parts. Dismantable holding devices for the plug of at least one element are provided at one end part and comprise a threaded connection. They are actuatable without applying a high torque to the sheath of the fuel element and enable the element to be extracted across an end part.
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