Can for receiving a cluster of fuel rods containing nuclear fuel

US4961900A · kind A · utility

Assignee

• Siemens Aktiengesellschaft · DE

Inventor

• Wolfgang Hummel · Dresden, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Mar 30, 1989
• Grant date: Oct 9, 1990
• Expiry date: Mar 30, 2009

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G21F5/008
• WIPO field: Engines, pumps, turbines
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A can for receiving a cluster of fuel rods containing nuclear fuel includes a can top, a can jacket secured on the can top, and a can bottom loosely covered by the can jacket. A tie rod is disposed inside the can jacket, and a push plate is disposed inside the can jacket at a right angle to the tie rod. The push plate is for pushing fuel rods out of the can jacket. The tie rod extends loosely through the push plate and has an upper end releasably secured to the can top and a lower end secured to the can bottom. A stop body is loosely attached to the upper end of the tie rod and limits movement of the push plate inside the can jacket.