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Nuclear reactor control cluster having removable rods

US5889832A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateDec 26, 1996
Grant dateMar 30, 1999
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Expiry dateDec 26, 2016

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY02E30/30
  • WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The control cluster has a spider constituted by a hub connectable to a drive shaft. Fins radiate from a bottom portion of the hub and provided with vertical fingers distributed in a regular array. It also includes rods provided with plugs that are releasably fixed to the fingers. The fins, their fingers, and at least the bottom portion of the hub constituting a single-piece part obtained by molding or by electro-machining.

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