Hold down device for a nuclear reactor
US4645642A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 5, 1984 |
| Grant date | Feb 24, 1987 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 5, 2004 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02E30/30
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A hold down device for a nuclear reactor of the type in which a plurality of assemblies are disposed between an upper plate and a lower plate, which hold down device comprises a member having at least two resilient means, for example leaf springs which, when the device is placed between the top of a first fuel assembly and the upper plate, and downward pressure is applied to the member, are applied against fuel assemblies adjacent the first fuel assembly.
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