Pressurized water reactor nuclear fuel assembly with disengaging upper tie plate corner post
US5452334A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 17, 1993 |
| Grant date | Sep 19, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 17, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02E30/30
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A new configuration of a pressurized water reactor nuclear fuel assembly having a disengaging upper tie plate corner portion (60) which will disengage if the fuel assembly is unintentionally lifted, thus precluding the lifting of the fuel assembly from the reactor core and thereby avoiding the potential risk of dropping the irradiated nuclear fuel assembly.
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