Nuclear fuel assembly storage rack whose cells contain a neutrophage section
US5881120A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 17, 1997 |
| Grant date | Mar 9, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 17, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02E30/30
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A rack for storing or transporting nuclear fuel assemblies includes a plurality of adjacent prismatic cells having cell walls defining interior fuel assembly storage spaces. The cell walls are formed from a criss-crossed, ordered stack of elongated structural elements of constant cross section, disposed in successive layers and having a long dimension perpendicular to the axis of the cells. Neutrophage sections in tubular form and having a cross section corresponding to that of the cells are disposed against the cell walls within the nuclear fuel assembly storage spaces.
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